Require FEMA to publish regular reports on Disaster Relief Fund obligations, disbursements, project status, pending decisions, and withheld or reprogrammed funds, using a standardized open-data template.

Lois Frankel · Florida · Democratic

oversight impact 0.54 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require FEMA to submit recurring reports to Congress and publicly release standardized Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement data.. Promised outcome: Greater congressional and public oversight of Disaster Relief Fund spending and project status.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 10486, the Relief Without Delay Act, introduced in the 119th Congress.

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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Administrator of FEMA shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund.

Frankel cosponsored legislation requiring monthly congressional reporting on Disaster Relief Fund projects and activities after enactment.

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

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Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists H.R. 10486 as only introduced in the House, not enacted, reported, or passed as of the latest listed action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10486 (IH) - Relief Without Delay Act - BILLS-119hr10486ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Lois Frankel (FL); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Darren Soto (FL); Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL); Eric Sorensen (IL); Josh Riley (NY)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Frankel is listed as a cosponsor of the September 17, 2026 bill, documenting concrete legislative effort during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10486 (IH) - Relief Without Delay Act - BILLS-119hr10486ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the Administrator of FEMA shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of all projects and activities funded through the Disaster Relief Fund.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would require monthly FEMA reporting on DRF-funded projects and activities, matching the core reporting commitment but only upon enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
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a list of all projects for which obligation decisions remain pending for more than 180 days; and (9) any funds withheld, deferred, or reprogrammed for future use, with an explanation of the reason and estimated disbursement timeline.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill specifically covers pending obligation decisions and withheld, deferred, or reprogrammed funds, but this language has not become law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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the Administrator shall establish a uniform reporting template for Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement data, consistent with Federal open data standards, and update such data on a rolling monthly basis.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill contains the promised standardized open-data template requirement, but its introduced status means the commitment remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10486 (Introduced-in-House)
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shall be submitted not later than the fifth day of each month, and shall be published by the Administrator on the Agency's Web site not later than the fifth day of each month

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Existing law already requires some monthly DRF public reporting, which partially overlaps with the promise, but it does not prove enactment of the broader H.R. 10486 project-status/open-data-template requirements.

partial unknown

Public Law 114-4 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-02 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

Verified bill text contains the promised FEMA monthly reporting, pending-decision/withheld-funds disclosure, and standardized open-data template requirements, and verified evidence lists Lois Frankel as a cosponsor. However, the promise is to require the reporting regime after enactment, and the verified evidence provided does not show enactment or implementation. With no documented expired deadline, this is an attributable legislative effort but not a delivered outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%