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HR8368Referred to Committee

To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-20
Introduced
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Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Troy A. Carter
Troy A. Carter
Democrat · LA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (599 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001125

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)Original· 2026-04-20

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-04-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the BudgetReferred To · 2026-04-20
  • House Committee on AppropriationsReferred To · 2026-04-20

Previously

  • Appropriations CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-20
  • Budget CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-20

Plain-English Summary

This bill provides $26.367 billion in FY2026 emergency funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Disaster Relief Fund. The bill provides the funding to FEMA for the necessary expenses to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to major disasters.

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. 8368 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8368 To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026 Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 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. DISASTER RELIEF FUND. (a) In General.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2026, $26,367,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'' for the necessary expenses to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170). (b) Emergency Designation.-- (1) In general.--The amounts provided by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). (2) Designation in house and senate.--The amounts provided by this section are designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives. <all>
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