HR 5780 119th Congress House Emergency Management

Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025

Introduced: November 4, 2025 Introduced by: Moskowitz, Jared Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov

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Dec 1, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Oct 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Oct 17, 2025

Introduced in House

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Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue using certain funds in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown).

Specifically, FEMA must continue obligating and disbursing funds in the DRF that were appropriated before the lapse in appropriations and remain available to be expended. The funds may be used for any disaster relief, emergency assistance, and recovery program authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, including individual assistance, public assistance, and other disbursements and obligations for programs or activities necessary to protect life and property during a lapse in appropriations.

The bill also requires employees who are necessary to carry out these disbursements or related program activities to be treated as excepted employees under the Anti-Deficiency Act. (Excepted employees are required to work during a lapse in appropriations.) The bill also prohibits these employees from being subject to a furlough or a reduction in force due to a lapse in appropriations.

What's happening now December 1, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

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Cosponsors 5

Hernández, Pablo Jose

Puerto Rico · Nov 4, 2025

Soto, Darren

Florida · Nov 4, 2025

Whitesides, George

California · Oct 28, 2025

Gottheimer, Josh

New Jersey · Oct 24, 2025

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Oct 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5780: Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5780/

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"H.R. 5780: Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5780/.

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