Prevent Disaster Relief Fund balances from being withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a lapse in appropriations except as necessary to comply with the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Lois Frankel · Florida · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Keep Disaster Relief Fund balances available for FEMA expenditure and bar withholding, sequestration, or reprogramming during appropriations lapses except for Anti-Deficiency Act compliance.. Promised outcome: Disaster Relief Fund money remains available for disaster response during shutdowns.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10486, the Relief Without Delay Act, introduced in the 119th Congress.

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All unobligated balances in the Disaster Relief Fund shall remain available to the Administrator of FEMA for expenditure during a lapse in appropriations. (b) Prohibition on diversion .—No funds from the Disaster Relief Fund may be withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a lapse in appropriations, except as necessary to comply with section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Anti-Deficiency Act”).

Frankel cosponsored legislation keeping unobligated Disaster Relief Fund balances available during shutdowns and barring diversion of those funds.

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
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Last Action Date Listed September 17, 2026 Action Mr. Bell (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Fields, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Soto, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Sorensen, and Mr. Riley of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-09-03 to 2026-10-02 lookback window, Frankel was listed among original cosponsors of H.R. 10486, but the official action shown is introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

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H.R. 10486 (IH) - Relief Without Delay Act - BILLS-119hr10486ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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(b) Prohibition on diversion.—No funds from the Disaster Relief Fund may be withheld, sequestered, or reprogrammed during a lapse in appropriations, except as necessary to comply with section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Anti-Deficiency Act”).

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text exactly contains the promised prohibition, but as introduced House bill text it documents an effort rather than delivery into law.

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H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
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