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To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a monthly report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator to submit monthly reports to Congress on the status of all Disaster Relief Fund projects and activities, beginning within 60 days of enactment. Each report must include detailed information on fund balances, obligations, disbursements, and breakdowns by disaster declaration, as well as lists of projects submitted, approved, and disbursed. The bill requires FEMA to identify projects with pending decisions for more than 180 days and report on any withheld, deferred, or reprogrammed funds. Reports must be made publicly available on FEMA's website within 10 days of submission. Within 90 days of enactment, FEMA must establish a uniform reporting template consistent with Federal open data standards.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Feb 11, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Feb 10, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 10, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2026
Mr. Bell (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a monthly report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “FEMA Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. REPORTING ON DISASTER RELIEF FUND OBLIGATIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
(a) Reporting.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund.
(b) Contents of Report.—Each monthly report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the preceding month—
(1) the total unobligated balance of the Disaster Relief Fund;
(2) the total amount of Disaster Relief Fund funds obligated;
(3) the total amount of Disaster Relief Fund funds disbursed;
(4) a breakdown by disaster declaration (major disaster or emergency), including—
(A) the name and date of each declaration;
(B) the States, territories, or tribal areas affected;
(C) the total funds obligated to date;
(D) the total funds disbursed to date; and
(E) the percentage of obligated funds that have been disbursed;
(5) a list of all public assistance projects submitted for approval and obligation;
(6) a list of all projects that have been approved for obligation;
(7) a list of all funds for projects that have been disbursed;
(8) a list of all projects for which obligation decisions remain pending for more than 180 days; and
(9) any funds withheld, deferred, or reprogrammed for future use, with an explanation of the reason and estimated disbursement timeline.
(c) Public Availability.—The Administrator shall make each report required under this section publicly available on the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency not later than 10 days after the submission of each report.
(d) Standardization of Reporting.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a uniform reporting template for Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement data, consistent with Federal open data standards, and update such data on a rolling monthly basis.
(e) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Disaster relief fund.—The term “Disaster Relief Fund” means the fund established under section 102(4) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(4)).
(2) Obligation.—The term “obligation” means a legally binding commitment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to make payments under specific disaster recovery programs or projects.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress.—The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committees on Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. <all>
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