HR 459 119th Congress House Emergency Management

STAND Act

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jan 15, 2025

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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.

What's happening now January 15, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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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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