I will extend the deadline for applicants to appeal denials of FEMA disaster assistance from 60 to 90 days.

Maxwell Frost · Florida · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.93 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Extend FEMA disaster assistance appeal deadlines from 60 to 90 days for individual disaster survivors and government applicants.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Florida's 10th District, Frost led the bipartisan Post-Disaster Protection Act after it cleared the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in September 2026.

Occurrences

The legislation would extend the deadline for applicants to appeal denials of FEMA disaster assistance from 60 to 90 days, matching the amount of time FEMA has to review an appeal. The extension would apply to individual disaster survivors as well as government applicants, including states, cities, counties, and utilities.

Frost's official press release describes his bipartisan Post-Disaster Protection Act as extending FEMA disaster assistance appeal deadlines from 60 to 90 days for individual and government applicants.

Frost, Ezell, King-Hinds Bill To Give Disaster Survivors More Time To Appeal FEMA Denials Clears Committee | Congressman Maxwell Frost of Florida's 10th District
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Evidence

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H.R. 8409; was AGREED TO by voice vote.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced H.R. 8409 by voice vote, showing active legislative progress but not enactment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 10304, the Drone Safety Statement Modernization Act of 2026; ANS to H.R. 6448, the Rural Airport Infrastructure Support Act of 2026; ANS to H.R. 9530, the Quiet Skies Act; ANS to 2592, the Aviation Medication Transparency Act of 2026; ANS to H.R. 8597, the Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act; ANS to H.R. 7553, the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act; ANS to H.R. 7625, the Marine Transportation System Cybersecurity Budget and Evaluation Report (MTS CYBER) Act of 2026; ANS to H.R. 5645, the Pray Safe Act of 2025; H.R. 8409, the Post-Disaster Protection Act; ANS to H.R. 10305, the Strengthening Oversight in Public Buildings Act of 2026; and General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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is amended by striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``90 days''.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The official bill text would change the Stafford Act appeal filing deadline from 60 days to 90 days, directly matching the commitment, but the text is an introduced bill rather than enacted law.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 8409 Introduced in House - Post-Disaster Protection Act
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passed the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s markup, bringing the legislation one step closer to a vote on the House floor.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A congressional office statement confirms the recent committee milestone and frames the next step as a House floor vote, indicating the change remains pending.

unresolved later_term A for effort

PASSED COMMITTEE: Ezell, Frost, King-Hinds Bill to Give Disaster Survivors More Time to Appeal FEMA Denials | U.S. Representative Mike Ezell
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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may be appealed within 60 days

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The U.S. Code still lists the applicant appeal deadline as 60 days in laws in effect as of September 18, 2026, so the promised 90-day deadline has not been delivered yet.

unresolved later_term

42 USC 5189a: Appeals of assistance decisions
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-23 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment was to achieve the outcome of extending FEMA appeal deadlines from 60 to 90 days. Verified bill text shows H.R. 8409 would make that exact change, and verified committee records show the bill was agreed to in committee. But verified current U.S. Code still says appeals may be filed within 60 days, so enactment has not occurred as of 2026-09-23. Because this is legislative progress toward the promised outcome rather than enacted law, the outcome remains unresolved, with effort credited.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%