H.R. 1370 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
USA FIRST Act
Cosponsors: 2 (0 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-14
Latest action (2025-02-14): Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
What H.R. 1370 does, in plain terms
Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act or the USA FIRST Act This bill transfers unobligated funds previously appropriated to the U.S. Agency for International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) for general disaster relief for major disasters declared by the President. The DRF is managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the activities it funds pursuant to major disaster declarations include domestic disaster response, recovery, and mitigation.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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