# 119-hr-1748: FEMA for America First Act of 2025

119-hr-1748, FEMA for America First Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1748
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1748
- Congress: 119
- Title: FEMA for America First Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits federal disaster aid to people who meet the 1996 law's definition of "qualified alien".** The bill would amend the Stafford Act so that only aliens who qualify under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act can get individual assistance. It would specifically exclude aliens granted asylum who have not sought adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, refugees who have not sought adjustment, and aliens paroled into the United States, unless they otherwise meet the "qualified alien" definition.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stricter FEMA aid rules for noncitizens: cost, high. If enacted, FEMA individual disaster help would be limited to people who meet the 1996 "qualified alien" test. Asylees and refugees who have not applied for a green card, and people paroled into the U.S., would not qualify. Agencies would use immigration terms defined in the immigration law. This w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1748 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1748)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1748 (as of 2026-04-21).