Relief Without Delay Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-LA | Cleo Fields | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Sep 17, 2026 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Sep 24, 2026 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2026 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2026 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2026Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 147, September 17, 2026, page H5989.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5794 | FEMA Operations Continuity Act of 2025 | Related bill | Dec 1, 2025 |
| HR 7461 | FEMA Accountability Act | Related bill | Feb 11, 2026 |
| HR 9180 | CDBG–DR Automated Assessment Act | Related bill | Jun 10, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the continuation of FEMA operations during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Relief Without Delay Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
