New Jersey s entire House delegation has signed a letter asking the federal government to grant financial relief to families and towns still recovering from 2012 s superstorm Sandy.
The letter, written by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., asks leaders of the House appropriation committees to grant Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge the ability to waive the recoupment of federal funds owed by New Jersey homeowners who participated in Sandy rebuilding programs.
The Murphy administration announced a freeze on the recoupment process, also known as clawbacks, in 2018, saying the state Department of Community Affairs would no longer be attempting to collect repayment of grant funds. But while the freeze was welcomed by Sandy victims, it has also left them in limbo, unsure if they will be asked to repay some of the grant funds they received.
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The U.S. government s year-end spending bill includes relief for Sandy-impacted homeowners in New Jersey who remain on the hook to repay some of the federal disaster relief funds they were awarded in the aftermath of the October 2012 storm.
The spending package, which is expected to get President Donald Trump s signature, pushes the deadline for recoupment from 2022 to 2023, as New Jersey s members of Congress work to completely scrap all payback efforts related to Sandy. A one-year delay in recoupment of these funds will help thousands of New Jersey families. My colleagues and I will continue fighting for full relief in the next Congress, said U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. 6th District.