H.R. 2956 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Apr 17, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFederal government reports all disaster aid spending
This bill asks the Office of Management and Budget—which oversees federal finances—to create a yearly report showing Congress exactly how much money the federal government spent on disaster help. The report would cover everything: money for responding to disasters, rebuilding after them, preventing future disasters, and the costs of running these programs across all the agencies involved.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change what disaster assistance you can get or how it works. Instead, it's about making information public so Congress and taxpayers can see where disaster dollars are going. If you're curious about federal spending or work in disaster relief or emergency management, this gives you a clearer picture of the full scope of federal disaster efforts.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 17, 2025)
Disclosing Aid Spent to Ensure Relief Act of 2025 or the DISASTER Act of 2025
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit an annual report to Congress on all disaster-related assistance provided by the federal government. The report must include all federal obligations related to disaster response, recovery, mitigation efforts, and administrative costs associated with these activities for specified agencies and programs.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2956
A BILL
DISASTER Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50) · Introduced Apr 17, 2025 · Emergency Management · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 17, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.”