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H.R. 2254

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2254, the Don’t Penalize Victims Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 21, 2025 by Rep. Laura Friedman (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Mar 21, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 2254 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb2254/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2254 IH: Don’t Penalize Victims Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2254  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 21, 2025   Ms. Friedman  (for herself,  Mr. Ezell ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Ms. Chu ,  Mr. Harder of California ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Mrs. Torres of California ,  Mr. Whitesides , and  Mr. Sherman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make certain changes with respect to duplication of benefits, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Don’t Penalize Victims Act  .
2.
Duplication of benefits
Section 312(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5155(a) ) is amended by striking  or any other source .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 21, 2025

hb2254/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/21/2025)

Don’t Penalize Victims Act

This bill enables persons receiving funds from a federal disaster assistance program to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other source except for another federal program or insurance.

Under current law, federal agencies providing financial assistance for losses resulting from a major disaster or emergency are prohibited from allowing recipients to receive other funds for that same purpose from any other source. Persons seeking federal disaster assistance must report the availability or receipt of duplicative funds and federal agencies will reduce the amount of disaster assistance accordingly to prevent a duplication of benefits.

The bill narrows the duplication restriction to apply only to funds from other federal programs or insurance, so federal agencies providing disaster assistance may allow recipients to also receive funds for that same purpose from any other sources (e.g., charitable gifts, legal claims).

Sponsors

Rep. Laura Friedman (D) sponsors H.R. 2254, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2254 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 21, 2025 · 127 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Mar 21, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2254 has taken 3 actions since Mar 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 21, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Mar 21, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2254 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2254.

Titles

H.R. 2254 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Don’t Penalize Victims Act — Display Title
  • Don’t Penalize Victims Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to make certain changes with respect to duplication of benefits, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2254 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
GO FUND MECrowd funding platformCalifornia12$60K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES12$60K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MICHAEL HAMOND112
SUSIE GORDEN112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GO FUND MEVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
GO FUND MEVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2254 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2254’s is Emergency Management.

hr2254/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2254, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 52 (Friday, March 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FRIEDMAN:H.R. 2254.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1189]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com