# 119-hr-10514: Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026

119-hr-10514, Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10514
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Automatically approve certain disaster declarations during January 20, 2025 to January 20, 2029** so federal aid flows faster when objective damage thresholds or FEMA regional findings show major need. The bill would treat qualifying state or tribal requests as approved and stop deadline misses from alone blocking aid.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More disaster aid for households: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would set a temporary rule for major disaster requests made between January 20, 2025 and January 20, 2029. It would treat a section 401 request from a State Governor or tribal chief as approved if either FEMA's joint preliminary damage assessment meets the per-person or public…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10514 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10514)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10514 (as of 2026-10-07).