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HR 459 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

STAND Act

In plain language: 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.

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How it moved.

  1. Jan 15, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  2. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House

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