Bill Tracker / 119th Congress / H.R. 459
H.R. 459 · 119th Congress
STAND Act
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Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. — 01/15/2025
What This Bill Does
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.
Summary as of 01/15/2025, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.
Introduced
01/15/2025
Policy Area
Emergency Management