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H.R. 8409

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8409, the Post-Disaster Protection Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2026 by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8409 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb8409/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8409 IH: Post-Disaster Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-21
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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  2d Session  H. R. 8409  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 21, 2026   Mr. Frost  (for himself,  Mr. Ezell ,  Ms. King-Hinds , and  Mr. Moskowitz ) 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 establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Post-Disaster Protection Act  .
2.
Appeals of assistance decisions
Section 423(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5189a(a) ) is amended by striking  60 days  and inserting  90 days .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-04-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) sponsors H.R. 8409, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8409 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8409 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 21, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 21, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 8409 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8409 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Post-Disaster Protection Act — Display Title
  • To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish parity for submission and decision timelines for appeals of assistance decisions under such Act, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Post-Disaster Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8409 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO111
JAMES GRANDE111
KATHERINE DUVENECK111
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT111
ROBERT MCCARTY111
WILLIAM SEABROOK111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8409 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8409’s is Emergency Management.

hr8409/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. 8409, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FROST:H.R. 8409.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution[Page H3046]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com