[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5067 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5067

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
      Assistance Act with respect to the disbursement of certain 
    reimbursements provided under such Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 29, 2025

   Ms. McDonald Rivet (for herself and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
      Assistance Act with respect to the disbursement of certain 
    reimbursements provided under such Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid Disaster Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY WORK.

    Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b) is amending by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Disbursement.--Reimbursements provided under this section 
shall be disbursed to the applicant not later than 120 days after the 
applicant submits a request for reimbursement if the President 
determines at least 90 percent of estimated costs are eligible for such 
reimbursement.''.
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