H.R. 5780 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 5 (5 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-10-17
Latest action (2025-12-01): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
What H.R. 5780 does, in plain terms
Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025 This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue using certain funds in the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown). Specifically, FEMA must continue obligating and disbursing funds in the DRF that were appropriated before the lapse in appropriations and remain available to be expended. The funds may be used for any disaster relief, emergency assistance, and recovery program authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, including individual assistance, public assistance, and other disbursements and obligations for programs or activities necessary to protect life and property during a lapse in appropriations. The bill also requires employees who are necessary to carry out these disbursements or related program activities to be treated as excepted employees under the Anti-Deficiency Act. (Excepted employees are required to work during a lapse in appropriations.) The bill also prohibits these employees from being subject to a furlough or a reduction in force due to a lapse in appropriations.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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