# 119-s-3450: Emergency Response Authority Act

119-s-3450, Emergency Response Authority Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3450
- Congress: 119
- Title: Emergency Response Authority Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Allows governors to order Active Guard and Reserve members on AGR duty to perform short disaster response missions.** The bill would create a Title 32 "State disaster response duty" with limits, pay rules, and liability terms. - States can request AGR members after a governor's emergency declaration. Duty is capped at 14 days per member per calendar year and states must pay fully burdened manpower costs. - National Guard members on Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) duty could be ordered only with the Secretary of Defense's consent and only if the assignment does not interfere with their primary AGR duties. While serving under this authority the member is treated as a state instrumentality and the United States is not liable for claims from their actions. - The Secretary of Defense would issue implementing regulations within 180 days and could approve extra days when appropriate. Recovered payments could be credited to Defense funds at the Secretary's discretion and duty is barred for states more than 90 days delinquent without special approval.

## Provisions PRIA read

- State disaster duty for Guard members: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would let a State chief executive, after declaring a disaster emergency, order National Guard members on Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) duty to perform "State disaster response duty" with the Defense Secretary's consent. That duty could not interfere with the member's primary…

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- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3450 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3450)

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- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3450 (as of 2026-04-21).