Search Results: keywords:"major disaster declaration"

  • H. R. 10087 — To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for certain procedures following the declaration of a major disaster, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,180

    H. R. 10087 seeks to modify the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to enhance procedures after a major disaster is declared. The bill proposes exemptions from certain maritime and labor laws to facilitate disaster relief, establishes an Emergency...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 10087 is a bill that tries to make things work better when a big disaster happens by allowing certain rules to be skipped, like those about big boats and worker pay, to help fix things faster and make sure new technology gets added when things are rebuilt.

  • H. R. 2599 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the emergency generator tax credit.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:761

    H.R. 2599 proposes a change to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to set up a tax credit for people who buy emergency generators. The bill is called the “Preventing Outages With Electricity Reinforcement Act of 2025” or the “POWER Act of 2025.” It allows individuals whose...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2599, also called the POWER Act of 2025, is about giving people who buy emergency generators a chance to save up to $500 on their taxes if they live in areas with a lot of big disasters and have received help before. But, if you make more money, you might not get as much of a savings, and it only works for generators bought in the first two years the law is around.