# 119-s-4022: Disaster Recovery Improvement Act

119-s-4022, Disaster Recovery Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4022
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Recovery Improvement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expedite disaster relief funding** and give states and counties more say in how federal recovery money is delivered. The bill would create a FEMA-led interagency task force to find and fix delays across federal disaster programs and improve state and local input. - State and local officials gain direct representation. The task force would include four governors and four county commissioners representing states and counties hit by a hurricane, wildfire, tornado, and earthquake. - Federal agencies and covered programs face a focused review. Senior officials from FEMA and agencies such as HUD, USDA, EPA, DOL, Commerce, Treasury, the Army Corps, and OMB must identify barriers and recommend ways to speed funds to programs like FEMA Public Assistance (Sec. 406), FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grants (Sec. 404), HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, USDA disaster and Forest Service funding, DOL Dislocated Worker Grants, Commerce economic development grants, DOI historic preservation and construction funding, and EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The report must also identify funding mechanisms like grants, loans, reimbursements, and contract authority. - Deadlines and limits shape follow up. The task force must publish a public report within 1 year with recommendations to simplify applications, shorten reviews, strengthen state capacity, and address delays including during presidential transitions. Agencies must report back within 180 days on which recommendations they will implement and why others were not chosen. The bill states it provides no new funding and ends 90 days after the implementation report is submitted.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster disaster recovery planning: benefit, medium. If enacted, FEMA would set up a Disaster Recovery Improvement Task Force within 90 days. A senior FEMA official would chair it and senior disaster officials from agencies like SBA, HUD, USDA, HHS, DOL, DOT, Commerce, Treasury, Interior, EPA, the Army Corps, and OMB would join. Four governors and fo…
- Task force gets no new funding: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would not authorize any new money to run the task force. Agencies would need to carry out the work with existing resources or seek separate appropriations from Congress. The bill itself would not provide funding to implement the task force's recommendations.

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1246: FEMA Independence Act of 2025
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4022 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4022)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1246: FEMA Independence Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1246)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1782)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4022 (as of 2026-04-21).