H.R. 459 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
STAND Act
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-15
Latest action (2025-01-15): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
What H.R. 459 does, in plain terms
Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act or the STAND Act This bill prohibits the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development from obligating or expending federal funds for bilateral, multilateral, or humanitarian non-defense foreign assistance within the first 60 days following a presidentially declared major disaster. The prohibition may be waived if a joint resolution of Congress providing for such a waiver is enacted into law.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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