To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Emergency $26.4 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund. The bill would appropriate $26.4 billion from the Treasury for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund for fiscal year 2026, available until expended, to cover necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for major disaster declarations. It would designate the amounts as emergency requirements under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act and as emergency spending under the House and Senate budget designations.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More disaster relief funding for FEMA
This bill would provide $26.367 billion to FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund for fiscal year 2026. The money would remain available until expended and would pay necessary costs under the Stafford Act for major disasters declared under section 401. The bill would also designate these amounts as an emergency for PAYGO and budget rules. If enacted, that designation would change how Congress scores and offsets the spending.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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