H.R. 7829
IntroducedDisaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7829
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 5, 2026
Mr. Hernandez (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Pou, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, 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 Aid Without Delay Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not issue, implement, enforce, or carry out any policy, directive, guidance, or practice that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for major disaster or emergency assistance provided pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
(b) Monetary Threshold Defined.--In this section, the term ``monetary threshold'' means any fixed dollar amount requirement that conditions, delays, or requires additional approval for the obligation or disbursement of funds. <all>