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Requires FEMA to speed disaster fund disbursement and requires recipients to report average disbursement times; FEMA must submit consolidated reports to Congress.
Official title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the expedient disbursement of funds, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 16, 2025 by Pablo José Hernández · Last progress September 16, 2025
Directs FEMA to speed up distribution of disaster assistance and to collect and report data on how long recipients take to pass funds to subrecipients. It applies explicitly to several Public Assistance authorities and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, requires retroactive and annual reporting from recipients, and requires FEMA to submit consolidated reports to Congress starting within three years of enactment.