# 119-hr-3251: Disaster Response Flexibility Act of 2025

119-hr-3251, Disaster Response Flexibility Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3251
- As of: 2026-05-18
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3251
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Response Flexibility Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-18

## Summary

**Creates an Alternative Block Grant Program** that would let a State choose a single, flexible grant instead of traditional FEMA direct public assistance after a major disaster. The program would require FEMA to estimate eligible public assistance costs, consult with States, and set a grant amount that States could accept or later adjust once.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Optional disaster block grants for states: mixed, medium. If enacted, FEMA would offer states a block grant option for public assistance after a major disaster. It would not change aid for individual households. A state could choose the grant instead of FEMA’s normal project-by-project help; if it does, it would not get direct public assistance or operati…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3251 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3251)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3251 (as of 2026-05-18).