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119-s-1619119th Congress

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lankford, James [R-OK]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create an online transparency repository for federal disaster assistance data. It would require agencies that provide disaster aid to publish quarterly, machine-readable reports within 30 days after each quarter showing total assistance, amounts expended or obligated, and detailed project-level information.

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  • Agencies that provide assistance under the Stafford Act, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would have to post totals, amounts expended or obligated, and project lists and ensure any agency data assets are machine readable within 30 days after each quarter.
  • States and other non-individual recipients would have public listings of projects that include project name, description, an evaluation of completion status, any award identification number, the FEMA Catalog for Disaster Assistance number, project location including ZIP Codes, and any reporting information collected by the agency.
  • The Director of the Office of Management and Budget would establish a subpage on the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act website and may contract with a private or nonprofit entity to develop it, and agency heads would issue guidance to implement the requirements.

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Online public dashboard for disaster aid

If enacted, the bill would require OMB to add a subpage on the federal spending transparency website for disaster aid. Covered agencies would include Stafford Act agencies, the SBA, and HUD. They would post machine-readable data each quarter, no later than 30 days after the quarter ends. Required data would show quarterly totals, amounts obligated or spent, and a detailed list of projects and activities. Each project listing would include name and description. It would also show completion status, award ID, FEMA catalog number, ZIP code, and any reporting requirements. Agency leaders would issue guidance and OMB could hire a private group to build the page if needed. The rule would apply to aid tied to declared natural disasters, like fires, major disasters, and emergencies. It would require reporting for recipient entities (states, local governments, businesses, nonprofits), not for individual people.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lankford, James [R-OK]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 5/6/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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