The Regional Impact of Disasters and Emergencies Relief Act (RIDER Act) seeks to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand disaster aid eligibility. It allows areas next to those designated as disaster areas to also receive...
Simple Explanation
The Regional Impact of Disasters and Emergencies Relief Act is a new rule that says if a big storm happens in one place, the areas next to it can also get help, even if they don’t get hit as badly. It also says small storms that together cause a lot of trouble can be treated like one big storm for getting help from the government.