HR1342Passed House
Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into LawFailed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2025-02-13
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Scott Perry
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 86.2% (660 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$2,079k
Full profile: /officials/P000605
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-02-13
Plain-English Summary
Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of political affiliation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other participating entities (i.e., public or private entities providing or receiving assistance) in carrying out federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance activities. Current law requires FEMA and other participating entities to provide federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. The bill adds political affiliation to the classes protected under this requirement.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Emergency Management
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1342 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1342 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting disaster assistance. 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 ``Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act''. SEC. 2. NONDISCRIMINATION IN DISASTER ASSISTANCE. Section 308(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5151(a)) is amended by striking ``or economic status'' and inserting ``economic status, or political affiliation''. Passed the House of Representatives September 16, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1342 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting disaster assistance.
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