Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HB9A9F885F71D42F4BC16A25061055DB0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026.
- Section H38A10A0463434ED680767EE13C9ABBAE: 2. Process for congressional reversal of refusal to declare major disaster Section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Transportation, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_fema"
- → Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
only a joint resolution of either House of Congress— introduced not later than 14 calendar days after the date on which Congress receives a notification under subsection (d)(2) relating to a covered refusal
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