Sam Graves: “In closing, this bill, H.R. 5953, is going to ensure that disaster victims applying for FEMA assistance in good faith…”

“In closing, this bill, H.R. 5953, is going to ensure that disaster victims applying for FEMA assistance in good faith are not revictimized by the Agency if it realizes that it did make an error. Residents in north Missouri and across this country need to be able to rely on FEMA's determination on eligibility for assistance and not have to look over their shoulder as they rebuild, wondering if they are going to have to give back money sometime down the road. This bill also ensures that FEMA is working to prevent such errors in the future, making it a much better steward of the taxpayers' dollars and vital disaster funding. Mr. Speaker, I urge support for this very important piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.”