HR 8577 · 119th Congress

Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026

This bill creates a new process that allows Congress to override the President's decision to reject a governor's request for a major disaster declaration. Currently, when a governor asks the President to declare a major disaster (which unlocks federal emergency aid), the President can simply say no with no congressi…

Sponsor

Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D-Illinois)

Introduced

2026-04-29