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119-hr-7461119th CongressWALLET

FEMA Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

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Summary

Monthly public reporting of Disaster Relief Fund obligations and disbursements would give Congress, states, and communities standardized, up-to-date visibility on funded projects and cash flows.

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  • Families and communities can see a declaration-by-declaration breakdown of funds obligated and disbursed so residents can track recovery progress and where money sits.
  • State, territorial, and tribal leaders get public lists of projects submitted, approved, disbursed, and those with obligation decisions pending more than 180 days to follow approvals and delays.
  • Congress and oversight bodies would receive monthly totals for the Disaster Relief Fund's unobligated balance, obligations, and disbursements, plus per-disaster details and percentages disbursed.
  • FEMA would be required to post each report online within 10 days, deliver an initial report within 60 days, and establish a uniform, open-data reporting template within 90 days with monthly updates.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Monthly FEMA disaster fund reports

This bill would require the FEMA Administrator to send a first report on all Disaster Relief Fund projects within 60 days after enactment. FEMA would then send monthly reports covering the preceding month. Each report would be sent to specific House and Senate appropriations and oversight committees and posted on FEMA's website within 10 days after submission. Within 90 days after enactment, FEMA would create a uniform public data template that follows Federal open data standards and update it on a rolling monthly basis. Every monthly report would show the DRF unobligated balance, amounts obligated and disbursed, and a per-declaration breakdown (name and date, places affected, total obligated and disbursed, and percent disbursed). Reports would also list public assistance projects submitted and approved, funds already disbursed, projects with obligation decisions pending more than 180 days, and any funds withheld, deferred, or reprogrammed with reasons and estimated timelines.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

MO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 2/10/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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