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Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from imposing arbitrary monetary thresholds on disaster relief funds distributed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Under current law, the secretary could require a certain dollar amount to be reached before funds are released for major disasters or emergencies. The bill defines a monetary threshold as any fixed dollar amount requirement that conditions, delays, or requires additional approval before funds can be obligated or disbursed. The prohibition would apply to disaster relief and emergency assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
Actions (3)
- Mar 6, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Mar 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Mar 5, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2026
Mr. Hernandez (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Pou, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, 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 “Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not issue, implement, enforce, or carry out any policy, directive, guidance, or practice that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for major disaster or emergency assistance provided pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(b) Monetary Threshold Defined.—In this section, the term “monetary threshold” means any fixed dollar amount requirement that conditions, delays, or requires additional approval for the obligation or disbursement of funds. <all>
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