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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.
Action Timeline
2025-02-14
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
2025-02-14
Introduced in House
2025-02-14
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1370 pass?
HR.1370 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 31%.
What does HR.1370 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.1370?
HR.1370 was sponsored by Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1370 IH: Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman , and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To transfer unobligated funds from the United States Agency for International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act or the USA FIRST Act . 2. Transfer of unobligated funds to the disaster relief fund (a) In general Any unobligated covered funds shall be transferred to the Disaster Relief Fund to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). (b) Covered funds defined In this section, the term “covered funds” means any unobligated funds previously appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
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