Require FEMA to report to Congress and publicly post monthly Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement data, and establish a uniform reporting template within 90 days of enactment.

Jeff Hurd · Colorado · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require FEMA to submit and publish recurring reports on Disaster Relief Fund obligations and disbursements and create a uniform reporting template.. Promised outcome: Congress and the public receive standardized, monthly information on Disaster Relief Fund spending and project status.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress; H.R. 10486, the Relief Without Delay Act, introduced in the House with Jeff Hurd of Colorado listed among the members for whom the bill was introduced. The bill sets deadlines relative to enactment, but no explicit calendar date is provided.

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SEC. 5. Reporting on Disaster Relief Fund obligations and disbursements . (a) Reporting .—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.

The bill would require FEMA to provide recurring reports to Congress on Disaster Relief Fund projects and activities.

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

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Last Action Date Listed September 17, 2026 Action Mr. Bell (for himself, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Moskowitz

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Hurd was an original named participant on H.R. 10486, but GovInfo lists only the September 17, 2026 introduction/referral action rather than enactment.

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H.R. 10486 (IH) - Relief Without Delay Act - BILLS-119hr10486ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a uniform reporting template for Disaster Relief Fund obligation and disbursement data

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 10486 contains the promised 90-day uniform-template requirement, but the language is in introduced bill text and depends on enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10486ih.pdf
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The Administrator shall make each report required under this section publicly available on the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency not later than 10 days after the submission of each report.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The same introduced bill would require public posting of the DRF reports, showing concrete effort in the lookback window but not final delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr10486ih.pdf
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The reporting requirements in paragraphs (1) and (2) under the heading “Federal Emergency Management Agency—Disaster Relief Fund” in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), related to reporting on the Disaster Relief Fund, shall be applied in fiscal year 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A 2026 public law continued existing DRF reporting requirements for FY2026, satisfying part of the commitment but not the new uniform-template requirement.

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PLAW-119publ86.pdf
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is not submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and published on the Agency’s website not later than the fifth business day of the applicable month

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Public Law 119-86 ties the FY2026 DRF monthly report to both congressional submission and FEMA website publication, with a penalty for late submission/posting.

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PLAW-119publ86.pdf
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October 2026 Disaster Relief Fund Report * Document * October 6, 2026 * Download Document

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): FEMA continued publicly posting monthly DRF reports during the lookback period, confirming partial implementation of monthly public reporting already exists.

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Disaster Relief Fund: Monthly Reports | FEMA.gov
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