STAND Act

Bill: 119-hr-459
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act or the STAND Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from obligating or expending federal funds for bilateral, multilateral, or humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance within the first 60 days following a presidentially declared major disaster. The prohibition may be waived if a joint resolution of Congress providing for such a waiver is enacted into law.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 459 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2025 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To withhold bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance with respect to which of the President has declared a disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act or the STAND Act . 2. Withholding of bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance (a) In general No Federal funds may be obligated or expended by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development for bilateral, multilateral, or humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance within 60 days of the date on which a disaster has occurred and with respect to which of the President has declared a disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ). (b) Waiver The prohibition under subsection (a) may be waived in accordance with the provisions of a joint resolution providing for such waiver that is enacted into law after the date of the enactment of this Act.