House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Reforming Disaster Recovery Act
Official title: To establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Al Green D-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8291.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GREEN of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 66, April 15, 2026, Page H2925):Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 15, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8291, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 23, 2026
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- September 24, 2026
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- Congress.gov noteThe text of H.R.8291 is contained in the text of H.R.6644, which became Public Law 119-101.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 23, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8291, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8291
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3716 (119th) Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act
- H.Res. 846 (119th) Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 550 (119th) Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 181 (119th) Original Black History Month Resolution of 2025
- H.Res. 1080 (119th) Original Black History Month Resolution of 2026
- H.J.Res. 67 (119th) Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.