H.R. 2254

119th Congress

In Committee

Don’t Penalize Victims Act

Sponsored byDemocrat:Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]CA· Introduced 21 March 2025
Open on Congress.gov

12

Cosponsors

4

Actions

0

Amendments

1

Committees

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Since introduced

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Latest action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

21 March 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 11 January 2026

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).

Timeline

4 actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    21 March 2025 · IntroReferral

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

    21 March 2025 · Committee

  3. Introduced in House

    21 March 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in House

    21 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

12 cosponsors

Sponsor

Democrat:Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]CA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat975%
  • Republican325%

Classification

Policy area

Emergency Management

Committees

1

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To21 Mar 2025

    • Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

      • Referred to21 Mar 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 9 on 21 March 2025 to 12 on 17 April 2025.

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