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Public Law 118-44 · S 1858 · March 18, 2024 · Emergency Management

Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act

Passed without a recorded vote✍ Signed by Joe Biden

What it does

A plain-language summary is coming. Here is the official summary from the Congressional Research Service:

Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act This act modifies the deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. Specifically, the act matches the deadline for an individual seeking unemployment assistance for a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to the application deadline for individuals and households seeking other assistance under that act. The act authorizes an extension of that deadline if the individual (1) has good cause for the late submission, and (2) submits the application during the period when disaster assistance is being provided.

How Congress voted

This law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.