H.R. 6342

119 HR 6342 IH: Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate Support Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-01
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6342  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 1, 2025   Mr. Steube  (for himself and  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Clean Up Disasters and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate Support Act   or the   Clean Up DEBRIS Act  .
2.
Definitions
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(13)
Residential common interest community
The term  residential common interest community  means any mandatory membership organization comprising owners of real estate described in a declaration or created pursuant to a covenant or other applicable law with respect to which a person, by virtue of the person’s ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay for a share of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance, or improvement of, or services or other expenses related to, common elements, other units, or any other real estate other than that unit described in the declaration.
(14)
Condominium
The term  condominium  means a stand-alone condominium project in which each dwelling unit is separately owned, in which the remaining portions of the real estate are designated for common ownership solely by the owners of the related units, each owner having an undivided interest in the common elements, and which is represented by an association consisting exclusively of all the unit owners in the project, which is, or will be responsible for the operation, administration, and management of the project.
(15)
Housing cooperative
The term  housing cooperative  means a multi-unit housing entity, including an association of manufactured homes, in which each dwelling unit is subject to separate use and possession by 1 or more cooperative members whose interest in such unit, and in any undivided assets of the cooperative association that are appurtenant to such unit, is evidenced by a membership or share interest in a cooperative association and a lease or other document of title or possession granted by such cooperative as the owner of all cooperative property.
(16)
Manufactured home park
The term  manufactured home park  means a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into 2 or more lots containing manufactured home structures, regardless of whether such structures are taxed as real property, that are—
(A)
transportable in 1 or more sections;
(B)
built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities; and
(C)
affixed to land.
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3.
Removal of debris resulting from a major disaster in residential common interest communities
Section 407 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5173 ) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d)
Rules relating to residential common interest communities
(1)
Issuance of rules
The President shall issue rules which provide that removal of debris or wreckage from a unit of real estate within a residential common interest community, condominium entity, an entity of a housing cooperative, or a manufactured home park from a major disaster is in the public interest when a State or local government determines in writing such debris or wreckage constitutes a threat to life, to public health or safety, or to the economic recovery of the residential common interest community.
(2)
Deference
In issuing the rules under paragraph (1), the President shall be deferential to defined terms in State or local laws and ordinances.
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4.
Applicability
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.