HR 259 United States House · 118th Congress

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

HR 259, the Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act, requires federal agencies providing disaster aid (like FEMA, SBA, and HUD) to publicly report detailed spending information online. Covered agencies must publish quarterly, machine-readable data on all disaster assistance disbursed, including total amounts, project-specific expenditures, and project details (location, status, and funding sources). This information will be posted on a new subpage of the federal spending website, making it accessible to the public for transparency. The bill directly affects how federal agencies report disaster funds, ensuring greater accountability for how taxpayer dollars are used in recovery efforts following declared disasters.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Jan 2023

House Passage

Jan 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Last action Jan 26, 2023

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jan 26, 2023

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Jan 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H295)

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

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.

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors