H.R. 8368

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8368 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8368

To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 20, 2026

Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To appropriate funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
Disaster Relief Fund, 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. DISASTER RELIEF FUND.

(a) In General.--There are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2026, 
$26,367,000,000, to remain available until expended, for ``Federal 
Emergency Management Agency--Disaster Relief Fund'' for the necessary 
expenses to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to major 
disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
(b) Emergency Designation.--
(1) In general.--The amounts provided by this section are 
designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) 
of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
(2) Designation in house and senate.--The amounts provided 
by this section are designated as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 
(117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 2022, and legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 
budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.
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