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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 459

STAND Act

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Introduced 2025-01-15Topic: public safety

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act or the STAND Act This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from obligating or expending federal funds for bilateral, multilateral, or humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance within the first 60 days following a presidentially declared major disaster. The prohibition may be waived if a joint resolution of Congress providing for such a waiver is enacted into law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.refer
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.