REAADI for Disasters Act

This bill sets rules and funding meant to include older adults and people with disabilities in disaster planning, response, and recovery. Groups that receive federal disaster funds would have to follow disability laws, set up advisory committees that include people with disabilities and older adults, and make shelters, alerts, and new housing accessible. It authorizes Health and Human Services grants for disability and disaster centers, a new Disaster Human Services Emergency Fund, disaster preparedness grants, and national projects. States and local governments would have to write crisis standards of care that do not discriminate based on disability or age, and a national advisory committee would grow from 17 to 45 members.

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Sponsors

• Richard Blumenthal Democrat sponsor
• 10 cosponsors