Require HUD to conduct ongoing assessments of disaster-impacted communities and report to Congress within 60 days of a presidential major disaster declaration, with quarterly updates on unmet recovery needs.

Wesley Bell · Missouri · Democratic

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Occurrences

Under the bill, HUD must submit reports to Congress within 60 days of a presidential major disaster declaration and provide quarterly updates identifying unmet needs that could be addressed through CDBG-DR funding and related federal programs.

Bell introduced legislation requiring HUD to keep assessing disaster impacts and regularly report unmet recovery needs to Congress.

Bell Introduces CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act Modernizing Disaster Recovery and Improving Federal Response | Representative Wesley Bell
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Bell Introduces CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act Modernizing Disaster Recovery and Improving Federal Response ... introduced the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Automated Assessment Act, "CDBG AAA," which seeks to improve how the federal government identifies and addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.

Bell introduced a bill to require stronger federal disaster-recovery assessment and response processes.

Press Releases | Representative Wesley Bell
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Evidence

The official House press release says Rep. Wesley Bell introduced the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Automated Assessment Act, aimed at improving how the federal government identifies and addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.

Bell took a concrete legislative step in the current term by introducing a disaster-recovery assessment bill. This is meaningful effort toward the promise, but the source shows introduction only, not enactment or implementation of the reporting requirement.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act Modernizing Disaster Recovery and Improving Federal Response | Representative Wesley Bell
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The official House press release says Rep. Wesley Bell introduced the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Automated Assessment Act to improve how the federal government identifies and addresses unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic recovery needs after major disasters.

Bell took a concrete same-term legislative step that aligns with the promised HUD disaster-assessment and unmet-needs reporting framework. The source shows introduction of a bill, not enactment or implementation of a binding HUD reporting requirement.

partial same_term A for effort

Bell Introduces CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act Modernizing Disaster Recovery and Improving Federal Response | Representative Wesley Bell
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Bell introduced the CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act during his current federal House term, and the bill closely tracks the promise by directing HUD-related disaster recovery assessments and reporting on unmet housing, infrastructure, and economic needs after major disasters. The available evidence shows a concrete legislative effort, but not enactment or implementation of a binding HUD requirement, so the promised outcome has not been fully delivered.

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never unknown A for effort

Bell took a meaningful same-term legislative step by introducing the CDBG-DR Automated Assessment Act on June 8, 2026, which aligns with the promised HUD disaster-assessment and reporting framework. But the evidence shows introduction only, not enactment, implementation, or any binding requirement on HUD to deliver 60-day reports and quarterly updates to Congress. Under the federal office standard, this counts as serious effort without actual delivery.

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