U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8409: Post-Disaster Protection Act
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, April 21, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Post-Disaster Protection Act . SECTION 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 .
Sponsors
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10) · primary sponsor
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R, HD-000)
- Jared Moskowitz (D, HD-FL-23)
- Byron Donalds (R, HD-FL-19)
- Cory Mills (R, HD-FL-7)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D, HD-FL-25)
- Anna Luna (R, 13)
- Daniel Webster (R, HD-011)
- Mike Haridopolos (R, HD-FL-8)
- Lois Frankel (D, HD-FL-22)
- Darren Soto (D, HD-FL-9)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance, Judicial review and appeals, Emergency Management
Common questions
- What is HB8409?
- HB8409 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Post-Disaster Protection Act.
- What does HB8409 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB8409?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8409?
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8409?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8409
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