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S. 861: Disaster Assistance Simplification Act · Congress Swing Tracker

S. 861119th CongressEmergency Management

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

Sponsored by Sen. Gary C. Peters (D-MI) · 5 active : 5 Republicans

Latest action: Held at the desk.

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Where it standsBefore the Senate

Passed Senate

Senate: passedDec 16, 2025
House: next
President: not yet

8 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and establish a unified intake process and system for applicants for assistance provided by a disaster assistance agency.

The system must

facilitate a consolidated application for any form of disaster assistance provided by a disaster assistance agency when appropriate to support the nature and purposes of the assistance;

carry out the purposes of disaster assistance programs swiftly, efficiently, equitably, and in accordance with specified laws and privacy and data protections; and

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support the detection, prevention, and investigation of waste, fraud, abuse, or discrimination in the administration of disaster assistance programs.

Further, the system must, among other things

accept applications for disaster assistance programs;

permit applicants to receive status updates on such applications;

allow applicants to update disaster assistance information throughout their recovery journeys;

permit the distribution of information on additional recovery resources to disaster survivors that may be available in a disaster-stricken jurisdiction in coordination with appropriate federal, state, local, and tribal partners; and

permit disaster assistance agencies to communicate directly with disaster survivors.

Not later than 30 days after receiving a request from a disaster assistance agency to update questions in the consolidated application needed to administer the disaster assistance programs of the agency, FEMA must make those updates.

Committees and subjects

Committees

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateReported by · Markup by · Referred to

Subjects

Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations

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Internet, web applications, social media

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

45Swing 70–100
206Middle 30–70
180Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 10.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 4058 · Nov 19, 2025 · Roll call 299On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassEnhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 28, 2023 · Roll call 504On PassageMaking appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 28, 2023 · Roll call 460On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 28, 2023 · Roll call 459On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 28, 2023 · Roll call 458On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 28, 2023 · Roll call 457On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 454On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 453On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 452On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 451On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 450On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4367 · Sep 27, 2023 · Roll call 449On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

5 active

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James Lankford (R-OK)
Rand Paul (R-KY)
Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Ted Budd (R-NC)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.