Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025

This bill would require the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to keep committing and paying out money from the Disaster Relief Fund during a lapse in appropriations, such as a government shutdown. It applies only to money that was approved before the lapse and is still available to spend. The money could be used for disaster relief, emergency assistance, and recovery programs under the Stafford Act, including aid to individuals and to public entities. FEMA employees needed to carry out these payments would be treated as excepted employees and could not be furloughed or laid off because of the lapse.

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Sponsors

• Jared Moskowitz Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors