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H.R. 7829

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7829, the Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 5, 2026 by Rep. Pablo Jose Hernandez (D) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 7829 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb7829/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7829 IH: Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7829  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 5, 2026   Mr. Hernández  (for himself,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Mr. Stanton ,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz ,  Mr. Green of Texas ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Ms. Pou ,  Ms. Wilson of Florida ,  Mr. Torres of New York ,  Ms. Velázquez ,  Mr. Soto , and  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition on certain actions with respect to disaster relief funds
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not issue, implement, enforce, or carry out any policy, directive, guidance, or practice that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of funds made available to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for major disaster or emergency assistance provided pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ).
(b)
Monetary threshold defined
In this section, the term  monetary threshold  means any fixed dollar amount requirement that conditions, delays, or requires additional approval for the obligation or disbursement of funds.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Pablo Jose Hernandez (D) sponsors H.R. 7829, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7829 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 6, 2026 · 127 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Mar 5, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7829 has taken 3 actions since Mar 5, 2026, the latest on Mar 6, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 6, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Mar 5, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 7829 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7829 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from carrying out any policy that imposes an arbitrary monetary threshold on the obligation or disbursement of disaster relief funds, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7829 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Automotive Industry, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA12—
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT112
CORY MAKS112
DAVID PEARCE112
DONALD GRIFFIN112
MONA DOOLEY112
ROBERT GORDON112
SAM WHITFIELD112
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI112
THERESA PETTIGREW112
FAITH CRISTOL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7829 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7829’s is Emergency Management.

hr7829/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7829, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HERNANDEZ:H.R. 7829.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H2472]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com