H.R. 10754House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026

To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to update certain indicators of the local impact of a disaster, and for other purposes.

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The Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026 changes the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to make disaster impact measurements more fair for rural counties. It adds a new rule that lowers the damage threshold needed for public assistance in counties where most land isn’t taxed, helping those sparsely populated areas get aid more easily.

Key Provisions

Renumbers the existing subsection (b) of the local impact section to subsection (c).
Creates a new subsection (b) that requires the FAA Administrator to cut the public‑assistance damage threshold by half for any county where less than 15% of its land is subject to real‑property taxes.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

October 6, 2026

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Introduced in House

October 6, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

October 6, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 6, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10754

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 6, 2026

Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 to update certain indicators of the local impact of a disaster, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Rural Disaster Fairness Act of 2026.

Local impact

Section 1232 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 5170 note) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(b)

County per capita evaluation

In measuring the local impact of a disaster pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that the threshold amount of estimated public assistance damages needed to meet the county per capita indicator is reduced by 50 percent if less than 15 percent of the total land area of the county is subject to the real property taxes of such county.