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2022-11-14
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2021-11-15
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-03
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2021-11-03
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2022-09-15T19:18:00Z
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2021-11-18T20:23:14Z
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2022-11-14
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-04
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2021-11-03
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2021-11-01
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2021-11-15T20:23:57Z
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2021-11-18T20:23:14Z
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2022-11-14
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 <p><b>Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 20</b><strong>21</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) convene an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of that process.</p>
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