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H.R. 459 119th Congress House

STAND Act

Official title: To withhold bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance with respect to which of the President has declared a disaster under the R… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To withhold bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance with respect to which of the President has declared a disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: W. Gregory Steube Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 15, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary 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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 459: STAND Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-459/
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"H.R. 459: STAND Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-459/.
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H.R. 459, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-459/.
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[H.R. 459: STAND Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-459/)
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