Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026
Latest action · Sep 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 21, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Sep 21, 2026 |
| D-TX | Christian D. Menefee | Sep 24, 2026 |
Committees 1
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 21, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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. 149, September 21, 2026, page H5994.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5018 | Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026 | Identical bill | Jul 16, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To approve certain requests for a major disaster declaration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Disaster Relief Fairness Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 21, 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.
