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119-hr-5648119th CongressWALLET

Disaster Relief Continuity Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]

Introduced

Summary

Keeps disaster relief money flowing by creating a temporary continuous appropriation to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Stafford Act response, recovery, and life-saving aid if FY2026 appropriations lapse. Money would be drawn from Treasury amounts not otherwise appropriated and remain available only until Congress provides covering appropriations or until January 1, 2027.

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  • Families and disaster survivors would keep receiving individual assistance, direct aid, and life-saving or life-sustaining support for declared major disasters and emergencies during a funding gap.
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel would have salaries and expenses covered for essential staff who handle response, recovery, mitigation, and grant disbursement, while funds could not be used for nonessential administrative functions, new policy development, or nondisaster training and travel.
  • Existing federally funded disaster recovery projects would continue to receive payments and grants so rebuilding and long-term recovery work are not interrupted.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Keep disaster aid flowing in funding gaps

If enacted, this bill would give FEMA automatic, temporary funding during any FY 2026 period when appropriations are not in effect. Money would come from the Treasury and could be used only for Stafford Act work: aid for declared disasters and emergencies (including individual help and life‑saving or life‑sustaining actions), pay for essential FEMA staff, and ongoing recovery grants. FEMA would not be allowed to use these funds for nonessential admin work, new policy development, or nondisaster training or travel. Funding would end when Congress passes an appropriation for these purposes, passes the relevant appropriations without such funding, or on January 1, 2027, whichever comes first.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Moore, Tim [R-NC-14]

NC • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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