Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act

Bill: 119-s-373
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2025-02-03
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Current law requires&nbsp;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.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Budd , Mr. Hawley , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting disaster assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act . 2. Nondiscrimination in disaster assistance Section 308(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5151(a) ) is amended by striking or economic status and inserting economic status, or political affiliation .