H.R. 5648

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5648 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5648

To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a 
lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mr. Moore of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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A BILL

To provide for continuity of disaster relief funding in the case of a 
lapse in appropriations, 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 ``Disaster Relief Continuity Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUITY OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDING.

(a) Continuous Appropriation for Disaster Relief.--There are hereby 
appropriated to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Assistance Agency for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which 
interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2026 are not in 
effect, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
for the following activities:
(1) Providing financial and operational support for 
declared major disasters and emergencies, including individual 
assistance, direct aid, and necessary life-saving and life-
sustaining activities.
(2) Covering the salaries and expenses of essential Federal 
Emergency Management Agency personnel directly involved in 
disaster response, recovery, mitigation, and grant 
disbursement.
(3) Continuing payments and grants for existing, federally-
funded disaster recovery projects.
(b) Termination.--Amounts made available pursuant to this Act shall 
be available until the first of the following occurs:
(1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a 
continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are 
made available in subsection (a).
(2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or 
continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any 
appropriation for such purpose.
(3) January 1, 2027.
(c) Restriction.--Funds made available under this section shall not 
be used for nonessential administrative functions, new policy 
development, or nondisaster-related training or travel.
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