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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7461 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to submit a monthly report on the status of all projects and activities 
funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2026 
Mr. BELL (for himself and Mr. MOSKOWITZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to submit a monthly report on the sta-
tus of all projects and activities funded through the 
Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Accountability 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTING ON DISASTER RELIEF FUND OBLIGA-
TIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 
(a) REPORTING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the status of all projects and activities 
funded through the Disaster Relief Fund. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—Each monthly report 
under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the pre-
ceding month— 
(1) the total unobligated balance of the Dis-
aster Relief Fund; 
(2) the total amount of Disaster Relief Fund 
funds obligated; 
(3) the total amount of Disaster Relief Fund 
funds disbursed; 
(4) a breakdown by disaster declaration (major 
disaster or emergency), including— 
(A) the name and date of each declaration; 
(B) the States, territories, or tribal areas 
affected; 
(C) the total funds obligated to date; 
(D) the total funds disbursed to date; and 
(E) the percentage of obligated funds that 
have been disbursed; 
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(5) a list of all public assistance projects sub-
mitted for approval and obligation; 
(6) a list of all projects that have been ap-
proved for obligation; 
(7) a list of all funds for projects that have 
been disbursed; 
(8) a list of all projects for which obligation de-
cisions remain pending for more than 180 days; and 
(9) any funds withheld, deferred, or repro-
grammed for future use, with an explanation of the 
reason and estimated disbursement timeline. 
(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator shall 
make each report required under this section publicly 
available on the website of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency not later than 10 days after the submis-
sion of each report. 
(d) STANDARDIZATION OF REPORTING.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall establish a uniform reporting template 
for Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement 
data, consistent with Federal open data standards, and 
update such data on a rolling monthly basis. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) DISASTER RELIEF FUND.—The term ‘‘Dis-
aster Relief Fund’’ means the fund established 
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under section 102(4) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(4)). 
(2) 
OBLIGATION.—The 
term 
‘‘obligation’’ 
means a legally binding commitment by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to make payments 
under 
specific 
disaster 
recovery 
programs 
or 
projects. 
(3) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committees on Appropriations and 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Appropria-
tions and Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
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