This bill would change the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5151(a)). It adds the words "political affiliation" to the list of characteristics that cannot be used to deny or limit disaster assistance. The bill was introduced in the House on February 13, 2025, and later received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
If the bill becomes law, federal disaster assistance covered by the Stafford Act could not be denied, limited, or otherwise discriminated against because of a person’s or entity’s political affiliation. The change is a specific edit to the statutory text that lists prohibited bases for discrimination in disaster aid.
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