Keep pressing FEMA, the IRS, and every federal agency involved in disaster recovery to move faster, cut red tape, and build a safety net ready for future disasters.

Jason Smith · Missouri · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Keep pressing FEMA, the IRS, and other federal disaster-recovery agencies to move faster, cut red tape, and keep working to build a disaster safety net.. Promised outcome: A federal disaster-recovery process that helps communities rebuild without unnecessary hurdles and is ready for future disasters.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House post by Jason Smith as U.S. Representative for Missouri's 8th District and Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, discussing disaster relief for Missouri communities.

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I’ll keep pressing FEMA, the IRS, and every federal agency that touches disaster recovery to move faster and cut the red tape that gets in the way as people are trying to rebuild their lives. When communities are hit with natural disasters, the federal government should lend them a hand without making them jump through hoops. As Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, that’s what I’ve fought to ensure, and I’ll keep working to build a safety net that’s ready for whatever disaster comes next.

Smith committed to keep pressing federal disaster-recovery agencies to move faster, reduce red tape, and build a better disaster safety net.

Fighting for Disaster Relief – Jason Smith
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Evidence

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This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced $22.4 million in Public Assistance funding for Perry County School District No. 32.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Smith's office reported a concrete FEMA Public Assistance award for disaster recovery in his district and said his office worked with FEMA on qualification requirements.

partial same_term A for effort

Smith Secures $22.4 Million in FEMA Funding for Perryville High School Repairs After Devastating Tornado – Jason Smith
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The law now lets disaster victims deduct qualified losses above $500 per disaster without itemizing and removes the 10 percent adjusted gross income threshold for those losses.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Ways and Means Committee, chaired by Smith, reported enactment of disaster tax relief expanding deductions for disaster victims, a concrete IRS/tax-code component of the broader disaster-recovery commitment.

partial same_term A for effort

President Trump Signs Ways and Means Bill Extending Tax Relief for Disaster Victims - Ways and Means
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Public state: partial As of 2026-09-20 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): partial. same_term A for effort

The commitment was broad and ongoing, promising to keep pressing federal disaster-recovery agencies and build a better disaster safety net, not to complete a single specified reform. Verified evidence shows concrete same-term disaster-recovery outcomes aligned with that promise: FEMA announced $22.4 million in Public Assistance funding for a Missouri school district, and enacted tax relief reduced hurdles for disaster victims by allowing qualified-loss deductions above $500 without itemizing and removing the 10 percent AGI threshold. These are documented partial outcomes within the promised disaster-relief scope, but the evidence does not prove the full federal disaster-recovery process has been transformed or made ready for all future disasters.

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