As Disaster Relief Fund Runs Dry, Murray Again Calls on House Republicans to Pass DHS Funding Bill

This press release from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) was published on 2026-04-29 and titled "As Disaster Relief Fund Runs Dry, Murray Again Calls on House Republicans to Pass DHS Funding Bill". It focuses on immigration and touches on taxes, foreign policy.

As Disaster Relief Fund Runs Dry, Murray Again Calls on House Republicans to Pass DHS Funding Bill

With only $1.6 billion remaining in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF), today FEMA implemented Immediate Needs Funding (INF), which suspends all disaster relief expenditures that are not lifesaving or life-sustaining Senate-passed DHS funding bill would provide $26.4 billion to replenish the DRF—but Speaker Johnson has failed to put it up for a vote for over [ ] The post As Disaster Relief Fund Runs Dry, Murray Again Calls on House Republicans to Pass DHS Funding Bill appeared first on Senator Patty Murray .