•     "The Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act and the Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act promote transparency and quicker access to disaster funding. My district, like many others, has faced multiple hardships during the last few years due to disasters. I saw firsthand and learned from local agencies and stakeholders the many challenges associated with tracking disaster aid and multiple technical requirements for projects and allocations, which delay the recovery process. Both bills will improve accountability and oversight to guarantee that funding is being used as intended. As the sponsor, I am proud of these two bipartisan initiatives and trust they will help improve the federal government’s response to disasters moving forward. I thank Chairman Graves for his leadership and acting swiftly to bring both bills to the floor. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to act and make them the law of the land as part of our efforts to better prepare for disaster response." Source: Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican, Puerto Rico)

•     "H.R. 255 is common sense legislation to establish a process to identify ways to streamline and consolidate the collection of certain disaster information. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is the lead federal agency on disasters, there is often are many federal agencies involved in the disaster response and recovery process and it’s critically important that these agencies are working efficiently to minimize overlaps in their assessments and utilize new technologies to streamline the processes." Source: Rep. Sam Graves (Republican, Missouri, District 6)

•     "After a major disaster there is no time to wait for bureaucracy. However, following disasters, they are hampered by inefficient information collection and assessments collected by multiple agencies. This bill will remove barriers that currently impede disaster aid and creates a working group to propose elimination." Source: Rep. Rick Larsen (Democrat, Washington, District 2)