Relief Without Delay Act

This bill would require FEMA to keep running disaster relief, recovery, and mitigation work paid for by the Disaster Relief Fund during a federal government shutdown, and would treat that work as exempt from shutdown restrictions. It would bar the fund's money from being withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a shutdown, except as needed to follow the Anti-Deficiency Act. FEMA would have to send Congress monthly reports on the fund's spending and post them online. The Department of Housing and Urban Development would have to assess unmet housing and recovery needs after major disasters. The bill would also create a NOAA program to improve tornado detection and warnings and a FEMA grant program for tornado shelters, warning systems, and preparedness.

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Sponsors

• Wesley Bell Democrat sponsor
• 22 cosponsors