The California Democratic Congressional Delegation reaffirmed its commitment to working on a bipartisan disaster relief package that ensures American families receive the support they need to rebuild their homes, businesses, and communities.
I will work on a bipartisan disaster relief package to provide federal assistance for California wildfire recovery and other disaster-impacted communities.
Occurrences
Evidence
Sherman's official site listed a July 8, 2026 item: "Sherman, Torres, Chu & Lofgren Lead CA Democratic Delegation in Demanding Disaster Aid for January 2025 LA Wildfires." The summary said they urged that no supplemental funding package move forward until Congress passes federal disaster assistance for California communities devastated by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.
Sherman's wildfire guide directs constituents to FEMA grants, SBA disaster loans, Disaster Recovery Center resources, and states that Sherman worked with FEMA on a clearer letter and reduced paperwork for under-insured applicants. It also says Sherman will advocate for special laws to provide additional assistance to Los Angeles-area fire victims.
The House Clerk recorded H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act, 2025, as passed 366-34. The party breakdown was 170 Republican yeas and 196 Democratic yeas. Brad Sherman, Democrat of California, voted Yea.
Public Law 118-158 identifies Division B as the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025. It appropriated disaster funds, including $30.78 billion for losses from droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, smoke exposure, and other disasters in calendar years 2023 and 2024.
The Chronicle reported that Newsom's request for tens of billions in additional recovery assistance had gone unanswered for more than nine months. It quoted Sherman saying the package would not happen without White House blessing and reported that Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Ken Calvert had worked behind the scenes to build bipartisan support for supplemental funding.
The Chronicle reported that California wildfire aid was still in limbo and that Newsom said Trump had not acted on a nearly year-old request for tens of billions in additional recovery funds for rebuilding, business loans, grants, infrastructure repair, debris removal, child care, and wildfire resilience.
Assessments
Sherman took concrete same-term action toward the promise: he voted for a bipartisan disaster supplemental package that became law and included wildfire-related disaster funding, and he continued pressing for California wildfire recovery aid through delegation letters and constituent/agency work. However, the specific later California/Los Angeles wildfire recovery supplemental assistance described in the claim remained stalled and had not passed as of the latest evidence. Because he materially supported some bipartisan federal disaster relief but did not secure the full promised California wildfire recovery package, this is partial rather than delivered.