Congress is about to pass the biggest disaster reform in years

Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill that will make HUD's sporadic disaster aid a permanent program, aiming to speed up long-term recovery for disaster-affected communities. The current HUD program, which has provided over $100 billion in disaster assistance, is criticized for delays and inefficiencies, such as a five-year delay in rebuilding affordable housing in New Bern, North Carolina, after Hurricane Florence.