HR 5794 119th Congress
FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025
To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation operations funded through the Disaster Relief Fund in the event of a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
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| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov |
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FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue certain disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation operations during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).Specifically, the bill authorizes FEMA tocontinue all disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation operations funded through the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF);obligate and disburse DRF balances for all existing and future disaster declarations, including individual and public assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; andmaintain personnel and contract support necessary to ensure uninterrupted processing of claims and payments.The bill also (1) requires all unobligated balances in the DRF to remain available to FEMA for expenditure during a lapse in appropriations; and (2) prohibits the funds from being withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a lapse in appropriations, except as necessary to comply with the Antideficiency Act.Finally, the bill specifies that, for the purposes of the Antideficiency Act, the FEMA operations authorized by this bill must be considered essential to protect human life and property and are exempt from government shutdown restrictions.
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- Introduced in HouseOct 21, 2025