Introduced:
Sep 30, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management
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Latest Action
Sep 30, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2025
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<p><strong>Disaster Relief Continuity Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill provides appropriations to continue certain disaster relief programs and activities during a government shutdown in FY2026.</p><p>Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for any period during FY2026 in which interim or full-year appropriations are not in effect (i.e., a government shutdown). The bill provides the appropriations for carrying out certain activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, including</p><ul><li>providing financial and operational support for declared major disasters and emergencies, including individual assistance, direct aid, and necessary life-saving and life-sustaining activities;</li><li>covering the salaries and expenses of essential FEMA personnel directly involved in disaster response, recovery, mitigation; and grant disbursement; and</li><li>continuing payments and grants for existing, federally-funded disaster recovery projects.</li></ul><p>The funds provided by this bill are available until the earlier of (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2027.</p><p>The funds may not be used for or nonessential administrative functions, new policy development, or nondisaster-related training or travel.</p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Type: IntroReferral
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Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House
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Sep 30, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Code: 1000
Sep 30, 2025
Subjects (1)
Emergency Management
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(R-NC)
Oct 3, 2025
Oct 3, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Sep 30, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:07 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5648 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5648
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Moore of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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. 5648 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5648
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 30, 2025
Mr. Moore of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Appropriations
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a
lapse in appropriations, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Relief Continuity Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
(a) Continuous Appropriation for Disaster Relief.--There are hereby
appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Assistance Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which
interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in
effect, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
for the following activities:
(1) Providing financial and operational support for
declared major disasters and emergencies, including individual
assistance, direct aid, and necessary life-saving and life-
sustaining activities.
(2) Covering the salaries and expenses of essential Federal
Emergency Management Agency personnel directly involved in
disaster response, recovery, mitigation, and grant
disbursement.
(3) Continuing payments and grants for existing, federally-
funded disaster recovery projects.
(b) Termination.--Amounts made available pursuant to this Act shall
be available until the first of the following occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are
made available in subsection
(a) .
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or
continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any
appropriation for such purpose.
(3) January 1, 2027.
(c) Restriction.--Funds made available under this section shall not
be used for nonessential administrative functions, new policy
development, or nondisaster-related training or travel.
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