Number: RS22828
Title: Mortgage and Rental Assistance as Disaster Relief: Legislation in the 110th Congress
Authors: Francis X. McCarthy, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: During the first session of the 110th Congress, Senators Feinstein and Boxer introduced S. 2386, the Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007. The legislation would reinstate a Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288, as amended) provision that provided mortgage and rental assistance to disaster victims. Mortgage and Rental Assistance (MRA) had been dropped from the Stafford Act by P.L. 106-390, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2K). This report summarizes the previous MRA provision administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the issues that were a part of the discussion prior to its removal in P.L 106-390, and questions that have been raised since 2000 regarding mortgage and rental assistance.
Pages: 6
Date: March 5, 2008