H.R. 5067

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5067 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5067

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act with respect to the disbursement of certain 
reimbursements provided under such Act, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 29, 2025

Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act with respect to the disbursement of certain 
reimbursements provided under such Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid Disaster Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY WORK.

Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amending by adding at the end the 
following:
``(e) Disbursement.--Reimbursements provided under this section 
shall be disbursed to the applicant not later than 120 days after the 
applicant submits a request for reimbursement if the President 
determines at least 90 percent of estimated costs are eligible for such 
reimbursement.''.
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