A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The DISASTER Act of 2025 seeks to amend the United States Code regarding how disaster-related assistance is tracked. It requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit an annual report to Congress detailing federal disaster-related spending. This report must include obligations for response, recovery, and mitigation efforts across various agencies. The report is intended to provide a single, public estimate of spending that currently does not exist. This information will be used to inform the congressional appropriations process and presidential budget requests.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill increases transparency by requiring a public, searchable report on federal disaster-related spending.
- Scored +2
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill enhances fiscal oversight by providing a centralized report on federal disaster spending.
- Scored +2
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill improves the transparency and potential efficiency of disaster relief through better data tracking.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Fiscal Oversight: Understanding the amount and scope of federal involvement in disasters is considered fiscally prudent due to constrained budgets (Section 2, Finding 1).
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Improved Budgetary Information: Knowledge of expenditures from individual federal agencies is intended to better inform the congressional appropriations process and presidential budget requests (Section 2, Finding 4).
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Disaster Vulnerability Reduction: Understanding disaster-related expenses may illustrate opportunities to reduce these costs by reducing vulnerabilities to future natural disasters (Section 2, Finding 5).
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Public Transparency: The report must be made publicly available on the Office of Management and Budget website and should be searchable, sortable, and downloadable (Section 4, subsection c).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill increases transparency by requiring a public, searchable report on federal disaster-related spending.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill enhances fiscal oversight by providing a centralized report on federal disaster spending.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill improves the transparency and potential efficiency of disaster relief through better data tracking.
- 6/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Wesley BellDemocrat · Missouri
Jared MoskowitzDemocrat · Florida
Jay ObernolteRepublican · California
Hillary ScholtenDemocrat · Michigan
David ValadaoRepublican · California
Steve WomackRepublican · Arkansas