HR7829Referred to Committee

Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-05
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
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Pablo José Hernández
Pablo José Hernández
Democrat · PR · Representative
Votes with party: 100.0% (56 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (14)

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

2026-03-06

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would speed up how quickly disaster aid reaches people and communities affected by hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and other emergencies by reducing paperwork delays and streamlining approval processes. It would affect disaster victims, state and local governments, and emergency management agencies by making it easier to get federal funding and resources when disasters strike. The goal is to get help to affected areas faster rather than having people wait months for assistance while dealing with damage and recovery.

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Emergency Management

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7829 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7829 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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