Require HUD to assess post-disaster unmet housing, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic recovery needs and report them to Congress.

Lois Frankel · Florida · Democratic

oversight impact 0.58 specificity 0.88 extraction confidence 88%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require HUD to evaluate disaster-related housing, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic recovery needs and report unmet needs to Congress after major disaster declarations.. Promised outcome: Congress receives recurring information on disaster recovery needs that could be addressed through CDBG-DR and related federal programs.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10486, the Relief Without Delay Act, introduced in the 119th Congress.

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Occurrences

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than 60 days after a the President declares a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and quarterly thereafter— (1) use Federal disaster and housing data available to the Secretary to— (A) evaluate damage to housing and infrastructure in the area impacted by the disaster; and (B) identify shortages in affordable housing and broader economic recovery needs; and (2) submit to the Congress a report about the analysis conducted under paragraph (1) that identifies any unmet needs in the area impacted by the disaster that could be addressed using amounts appropriated for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery and other related Federal disaster programs.

Frankel cosponsored legislation requiring HUD to conduct and report recurring unmet needs assessments after major disasters.

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

unverified · Source version 90068 · locator unknown

"Comments are requested on or before September 14, 2026. Late-filed comments will be considered to the extent practicable."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The last lookback window included the close of HUD's public-comment period on the CDBG-DR formula notice, showing implementation activity after enactment but not a completed Congress-reporting requirement.

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FR-2026-08-13.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

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unverified · Source version 90068 · locator unknown

"HUD will use the formula described in the 2025 notice for allocations to 2023 and 2024 disasters until a final rule is completed."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): HUD formally announced an interim allocation methodology for disaster-recovery unmet-needs calculations, a concrete partial delivery of the assessment-methodology portion of the commitment.

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FR-2026-08-13.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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unverified · Source version 90070 · locator unknown

"Law Number Public Law 119-101 Date Approved July 11, 2026"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The broader housing package containing CDBG-DR reforms became law during Frankel's current House term, establishing statutory authority relevant to unmet-needs assessment.

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Public Law 119 - 101 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - PLAW-119publ101 | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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unverified · Source version 90072 · locator unknown

"the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the latest formula allocation methodologies used to determine the total estimate of unmet needs related to housing, economic revitalization, and infrastructure"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law requires HUD to publish methodologies for estimating unmet housing, economic revitalization, and infrastructure needs, but this is narrower than the exact promise because it does not itself require a recurring report to Congress on affordable-housing shortages after each disaster.

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PLAW-119publ101.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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unverified · Source version 90074 · locator unknown

"Frankel, Lois | Frankel, Lois | Democratic | FL | Yea"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Frankel voted for final House concurrence on H.R. 6644, the vehicle that became Public Law 119-101 and partially addressed the commitment through CDBG-DR reforms.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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unverified · Source version 90076 · locator unknown

"submit to the Congress a report about the analysis conducted under paragraph (1) that identifies any unmet needs in the area impacted by the disaster"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 9180 contains the exact Congress-reporting mechanism described in the commitment, including housing, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic recovery needs, but the bill text is only the introduced House version, so the exact promise remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9180 (IH) - CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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