HR 459

STAND Act

Summary

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. 

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Rep. W. Gregory Steube [R-FL-17]
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Emergency Management
Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-01-15: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • 2025-01-15: Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-15: Introduced in House