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Last progress June 5, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on June 5, 2025 by Thomas Roland Tillis
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Provides $25,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund to support disaster response, recovery, and related activities. The appropriation is explicitly designated as emergency spending for purposes of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and applicable congressional budget enforcement rules.
Appropriates $25,000,000,000, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2025 to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the account entitled "Federal Emergency Management Administration—Disaster Relief Fund."
Designates the amounts provided by this Act as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
Designates this Act as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), and pursuant to legislation establishing fiscal year 2025 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
Who is affected and how:
Individuals and households impacted by disasters: The appropriation increases FEMA’s funding pool to pay for sheltering, temporary housing, individual assistance, public assistance to repair damaged infrastructure, debris removal, and other disaster recovery activities, potentially speeding or expanding aid availability.
State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments: These governments commonly receive public assistance and grants from the Disaster Relief Fund; additional funding helps cover infrastructure repair, emergency protective measures, and cost-shares. The law does not change eligibility or cost-share rules; it provides resources within existing frameworks.
FEMA and DHS: FEMA receives the funds and will use established authorities and administrative processes to allocate and obligate money. Additional resources may change internal workload, contract activity, and grant management demands.
Federal budget and fiscal treatment: The emergency designation alters budget scoring and enforcement (it exempts the appropriation from routine PAYGO offsets and some budget enforcement treatments). That reduces the need for offsetting cuts or revenue increases to cover the appropriation but increases overall federal outlays for FY2025.
Programs and service delivery: Because the measure supplies a large, single-year appropriation without programmatic changes, its practical impact depends on FEMA’s allocation decisions and timing; communities with recent or ongoing disasters are most likely to see near-term benefits.
Limitations and uncertainties: