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Requires FEMA to collect and report how quickly federal disaster funds flow from recipients to subrecipients for FEMA hazard mitigation and public assistance programs. It orders recipients who are already disbursing assistance to provide a retroactive report within one year, requires annual recipient reports for future disasters, and directs FEMA to compile and submit summary reports to Congress within three years and annually thereafter.
The bill seeks faster, more transparent FEMA disbursements and better federal oversight, but it imposes reporting costs and provides no new funding—so gains in speed and effectiveness may be constrained by added administrative burden and limited resources.
State and local governments, subrecipients (including nonprofits and hospitals) will receive FEMA mitigation and public-assistance funds faster because the bill clarifies expectations and oversight, reducing delays for rebuilding and mitigation projects.
Congress and federal overseers will receive standardized, regular data on disbursement timing, enabling monitoring of performance and targeting of process improvements.
State and local agencies and nonprofit subrecipients will face increased administrative burden and costs from required retroactive and annual reporting.
FEMA and recipients must absorb compliance work without new appropriations, so staff time and budgets may be diverted from other recovery tasks and services.
Expected speed improvements may be limited because the bill requires expedited disbursements but provides no direct enforcement mechanism or funding to ensure faster performance.
Introduced September 16, 2025 by Pablo José Hernández · Last progress September 16, 2025