HR 459
119th Congress
House
Emergency Management
STAND Act
Introduced: January 15, 2025
Introduced by:
Steube, W. Gregory
Republican
· Florida
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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