Support the Relief Without Delay Act to keep FEMA disaster aid flowing during government shutdowns, increase transparency for disaster relief spending, and strengthen tornado warning systems and storm shelters.

Today, Representatives Wesley Bell (D-MO-01) and Jeff Hurd (R-CO-03) led 20 of their colleagues in introducing the Relief Without Delay Act, a bipartisan bill that would ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster aid continues flowing to families and communities during a government shutdown. Additionally, the bill would bring new transparency to how disaster relief dollars are spent, and strengthen the nation's tornado detection, warning systems, and community storm shelters.

The source identifies the Relief Without Delay Act as a bipartisan bill to keep FEMA aid flowing during shutdowns, add transparency to disaster spending, and strengthen tornado preparedness; Sorensen is listed as one of the supporting cosponsors.

Congressman Bell Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape, Delivering Disaster Relief Without Delay | Representative Wesley Bell
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Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), and Josh Riley (D-NY-19).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Bell's office announced the Relief Without Delay Act during the lookback window and listed Sorensen among supporting cosponsors, showing concrete support for the named bill.

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Congressman Bell Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape, Delivering Disaster Relief Without Delay
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FEMA: provide for continuation of operations during lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 10486), H5988 [17SE]

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's Congressional Record Index ties H.R. 10486 to continuing FEMA operations during funding lapses; no enactment evidence was found, so the policy itself remains pending beyond support/cosponsorship.

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