119-hr4749

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4749 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4749

 To provide emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency for the Disaster Relief Fund in response to 
 the severe flooding events in Texas, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 23, 2025

Mr. Veasey (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
Casar, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. 
 Cuellar) 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

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 A BILL

 To provide emergency supplemental appropriations to the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency for the Disaster Relief Fund in response to 
 the severe flooding events in Texas, 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 ``Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR FEMA.

    (a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there 
is appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Assistance Agency for necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.) for major disasters declared pursuant to such Act relating to 
the flooding events in Texas in 2025.

    (b) Emergency Designation.--The amount appropriated under this 
section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to 

section 251

    (b)

    (2)
        (A)
            (i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
            (c) Sunset.--No funds appropriated under this section may be 
obligated after September 30, 2028.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and every 180 days thereafter until amounts appropriated under this Act 
are expended, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report including the following:

    (1) The amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to 
 the appropriation made by this Act.

    (2) A description of how such funds were distributed 
 geographically in Texas.

    (3) A description of the type of assistance provided with 
 such funds.

    (4) A description of any barriers to providing assistance 
 with funds made available by this Act or any identified unmet 
 needs.
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