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Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act

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Introduced:
Feb 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Emergency Management

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Actions
10
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Feb 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in Senate - Feb 3, 2025 00
<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&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</p>

Actions (2)

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 10000
Feb 3, 2025

Subjects (1)

Emergency Management (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (10)

Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
(D-GA)
May 5, 2025
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
(D-NH)
Mar 6, 2025
Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
(D-GA)
Mar 5, 2025
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
(D-MI)
Mar 3, 2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
(R-TN)
Feb 3, 2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
(R-NC)
Feb 3, 2025
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
(R-MO)
Feb 3, 2025
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
(R-KS)
Feb 3, 2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
(R-FL)
Feb 3, 2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
(R-NC)
Feb 3, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate

Feb 3, 2025
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Length: 1,349 characters Version: Introduced in Senate Version Date: Feb 3, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:13 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 373 Introduced in Senate

(IS) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 373

To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting
disaster assistance.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 3, 2025

Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr.
Budd, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

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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