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HR 153 Passed a chamber

Requires federal agencies that provide disaster aid to post quarterly public reports on that aid, including project details and locations, on a subpage of the federal spending transparency website.

Official title: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 14-JAN-2025
Senate
Received 15-JAN-2025
Key points
  • Directs the Office of Management and Budget, with the Treasury Department, to create a disaster assistance subpage on the federal spending transparency website.
  • Requires covered agencies to post information within 30 days after each calendar quarter, in machine-readable form, including total aid provided and the amount expended or obligated.
  • Requires a detailed list of each project or activity, including its name, description, completion status, award number, Catalog for Disaster Assistance number, and ZIP Code location.
  • Covers aid under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Small Business Administration disaster loans, and certain Housing and Urban Development disaster funds and flood insurance coverage.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-JAN-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (5) Policy area

Emergency Management

Sponsor Mike Ezell (R-MS) Cosponsors · 2
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