Introduced:
Feb 13, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management
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Actions
2
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2025
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<p><strong>Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of political affiliation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other participating entities (i.e., public or private entities providing or receiving assistance) in carrying out federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance activities.</p><p>Current law requires FEMA and other participating entities to provide federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. The bill adds political affiliation to the classes protected under this requirement. </p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 13, 2025
Subjects (1)
Emergency Management
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (2)
(R-AZ)
Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
(R-NC)
Feb 24, 2025
Feb 24, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,218 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 13, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 2:13 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1342 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1342
To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting
disaster assistance.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting
disaster assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1342 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1342
To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting
disaster assistance.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting
disaster assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Political Discrimination in
Disaster Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 308
(a) of the Robert T.
(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5151
(a) ) is amended by striking
``or economic status'' and inserting ``economic status, or political
affiliation''.
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