42 U.S.C. § 5121
Congressional findings and declarations
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 5121, Congressional findings and declarations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480207
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The Congress hereby finds and declares that—
It is the intent of the Congress, by this chapter, to provide an orderly and continuing means of assistance by the Federal Government to State and local governments in carrying out their responsibilities to alleviate the suffering and damage which result from such disasters by—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Disaster Relief Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Major Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022House: 333–92Senate: no recorded tally