S. 1963 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 5, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFEMA gets extra money for disaster relief
This bill provides additional federal funding for the Disaster Relief Fund, which is FEMA's main source of money for helping communities respond to and recover from disasters. The money is designated as emergency spending, which means it follows special budget rules that don't count the same way toward congressional budget limits.
How it affects you
If a disaster strikes your community, this funding helps ensure FEMA has resources available to support response and recovery efforts. The money becomes available quickly when emergencies happen, rather than waiting for the regular budget process.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 5, 2025)
Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Act of 2025
This bill provides FY2025 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF). (The DRF is the primary funding source for federal programs for disaster response, recovery, and mitigation.)
The amounts provided by the bill are designated as emergency spending pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and other congressional budget enforcement procedures. (This generally excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of congressional budget enforcement procedures.)
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 SessionS. 1963
A BILL
Emergency Disaster Relief Fund Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Introduced Jun 5, 2025 · Emergency Management · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 5, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”