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STAND Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-01-15
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W. Gregory Steube
W. Gregory Steube
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 90.5% (587 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-01-15

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Plain-English Summary

Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act or the STAND Act This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from obligating or expending federal funds for bilateral, multilateral, or humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance within the first 60 days following a presidentially declared major disaster. The prohibition may be waived if a joint resolution of Congress providing for such a waiver is enacted into law.

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Emergency Management
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