HR5794Referred to Committee
FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-10-21
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Wesley Bell
Democrat · MO · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (589 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Climate & Environment$105k
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Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-12-01
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-10-21
Plain-English Summary
FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025 This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue certain disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation operations during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). Specifically, the bill authorizes FEMA to continue all disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation operations funded through the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF); obligate and disburse DRF balances for all existing and future disaster declarations, including individual and public assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and maintain personnel and contract support necessary to ensure uninterrupted processing of claims and payments. The bill also (1) requires all unobligated balances in the DRF to remain available to FEMA for expenditure during a lapse in appropriations; and (2) prohibits the funds from being withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a lapse in appropriations, except as necessary to comply with the Antideficiency Act. Finally, the bill specifies that, for the purposes of the Antideficiency Act, the FEMA operations authorized by this bill must be considered essential to protect human life and property and are exempt from government shutdown restrictions.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Emergency Management
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