Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
The public will gain access to a centralized, searchable website that tracks federal disaster relief money distributed after major emergencies and natural disasters. Every three months, federal agencies like FEMA, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development must post detailed spending data for non-individual recipients such as states, businesses, and local organizations. This allows taxpayers and local communities to look up funded projects by ZIP code, check how much money was spent, and see the completion status of recovery work.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- The public and researchersGains access to a centralized, machine-readable public database tracking federal disaster assistance spending, specific project details, and progress across communities (Sec. 2(a), 2(b), 2(c)).
- Private tech contractors and nonprofit organizationsMay enter into agreements or contracts with the Office of Management and Budget to design and develop the public disaster reporting subpage (Sec. 2(e)).
Who it burdens
- Federal disaster assistance agencies (including FEMA, SBA, and HUD)Must collect, format, and publicly publish machine-readable quarterly data on all disaster aid provided to non-individual recipients, including project descriptions, completion status, funding amounts, and ZIP codes, and must issue implementing guidance (Sec. 2(b), 2(c), 2(d)).
- Office of Management and BudgetMust establish a dedicated public subpage on USAspending.gov, coordinate data submissions from agencies, and coordinate the issuance of implementation guidance (Sec. 2(a), 2(b), 2(d)).
- Department of the TreasuryMust consult on the creation of the disaster assistance subpage and coordinate with OMB and disaster agencies to issue implementation guidance (Sec. 2(a), 2(d)).
The provisions, in plain language.
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Directs the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and disaster-response agencies, to create a dedicated public webpage on USAspending.gov to publish federal disaster assistance spending data.
Requires federal disaster-relief agencies (including FEMA, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development) to publicly publish quarterly, machine-readable data detailing all disaster aid provided to businesses, local governments, and other non-individual recipients, including project names, descriptions, ZIP codes, funding amounts, and completion progress.
Authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to partner with or hire private companies or nonprofit organizations to develop the disaster-reporting webpage.
Directs participating federal disaster agencies, working with the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of the Treasury, to issue official guidance implementing the quarterly reporting requirements.
Directs the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury and disaster-response agencies, to create a dedicated public webpage on USAspending.gov to publish federal disaster assistance spending data.
Requires federal disaster-relief agencies (including FEMA, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development) to publicly publish quarterly, machine-readable data detailing all disaster aid provided to businesses, local governments, and other non-individual recipients, including project names, descriptions, ZIP codes, funding amounts, and completion progress.
Authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to partner with or hire private companies or nonprofit organizations to develop the disaster-reporting webpage.
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How members voted on Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 10). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H101-102)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 10). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H101-102)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H138-139)
- At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 153.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H101-103)
- Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 10). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H101-102)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 0 (Roll no. 10). (text: 1/13/2025 CR H101-102)
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act (H.R. 153, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-153. Congress.gov record as of Jul 18, 2026.