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S 373 119th Congress Senate Emergency Management

Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act

Introduced: February 3, 2025 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 3, 2025
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Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act

This bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of political affiliation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other participating entities (i.e., public or private entities providing or receiving assistance) in carrying out federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance activities.

Current law requires FEMA and other participating entities to provide federal major disaster or emergency relief and assistance without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency, or economic status. The bill adds political affiliation to the classes protected under this requirement. 

What's happening now February 3, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 373: Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-373/
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"S. 373: Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-373/.
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S. 373, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-373/.
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