Disaster victims could get more time and a wider chance to fix duplicate-aid problems. The bill also says income cannot be used to decide who gets this specific waiver.
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Duplications of Benefits Victims Relief Act is a House bill in Congress.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and households who received disaster aid and then ran into duplicate-benefits problems. It could matter most for victims of major disasters whose cases are still open or disputed. It also affects federal and related disaster-aid officials, because they would have more time and broader rules for granting waivers.
Why this matters: Disaster victims can lose aid or be asked to repay money when two programs are treated as paying for the same damage. This bill could make it easier to fix those cases. It gives officials more time to use the waiver and stops them from using income cutoffs for this waiver. The bill does not say how many people or how much money would be affected.
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Officially: Duplications of Benefits Victims Relief Act
Disaster victims could get more time and a wider chance to fix duplicate-aid problems. The bill also says income cannot be used to decide who gets this specific waiver.
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