CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

James Lankford (R-OK)

Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act

S. 373 · Senate bill Emergency Management

A Republican bill with 4 Democratic cosponsors · See all 10 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act," aims to prevent discrimination based on political affiliation when granting disaster assistance. It specifically targets the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The legislation would amend Section 308(a) of that Act. By doing so, it adds "political affiliation" to the list of factors that cannot be used for discrimination.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +3

    Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?

    The bill expands non-discrimination protections within the Stafford Act to include political affiliation when distributing disaster relief.

  • Scored +2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    By prohibiting discrimination based on political affiliation, the bill protects all individuals seeking disaster relief regardless of their views.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The bill ensures that disaster relief distribution is based on need rather than political ideology for residents in any area.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.