119-hr5780

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5780 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5780

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to continue to obligate and disburse covered funds in the Disaster 
 Relief Fund during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 17, 2025

Mr. Moskowitz (for himself and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
 and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
 to continue to obligate and disburse covered funds in the Disaster 
 Relief Fund during 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Emergency Management 
Continuity Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS OF FEMA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
a lapse in appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
the Administrator of the Agency shall continue obligating and 
disbursing covered funds available in the Disaster Relief Fund for 
covered programs.

    (b) Employees.--Employees necessary to carry out disbursements or 
related program activities under subsection

    (a) shall be treated as 
excepted employees under 

section 1341 of title 31, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the `Anti-Deficiency Act') and such employees 
may not be subject to furlough or reduction in force due to the 
applicable lapse in appropriations.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered funds.--The term ``covered funds'' means any 
 funds in the Disaster Relief Fund that have been appropriated 
 before the applicable lapse in appropriation and remain 
 available to be expended.

    (2) Covered programs.--The term ``covered program'' means 
 any disaster relief, emergency assistance, and recovery program 
 authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), including 
 individual assistance under 

section 408 of such Act, public 
 assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502, and other 
 disbursements and obligations made from the Disaster Relief 
 Fund for programs or activities necessary to protect life and 
 property during a lapse in appropriations.
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