Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Requires the OMB Director to submit annually, alongside the President’s budget, a public report summarizing federal disaster-related assistance. The report must cover dozens of agencies and programs, break obligations down by agency, account, disaster, disaster type, and spending form, and be searchable on OMB’s website.
Liberals emphasize equity, mitigation, and holding agencies accountable
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, recurring reporting obligation with concrete high-level content and timing requirements but provides limited operational detail for producing reliable, comprehensive cross-agency data.
Requires the OMB Director to submit annually, alongside the President’s budget, a public report summarizing federal disaster-related assistance.
The report must cover dozens of agencies and programs, break obligations down by agency, account, disaster, disaster type, and spending form, and be searchable on OMB’s website.
The requirement takes effect with the President’s FY2027 budget submission.
Administrative transparency bill with low ideological conflict; implementation complexity and interagency coordination are main obstacles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, recurring reporting obligation with concrete high-level content and timing requirements but provides limited operational detail for producing reliable, comprehensive cross-agency data.
Liberals emphasize equity, mitigation, and holding agencies accountable
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Liberals emphasize equity, mitigation, and holding agencies accountable
Likely supportive because the bill increases transparency about federal disaster spending and could reveal gaps in recovery and mitigation funding.
They will view it as a tool to advocate for equitable disaster response and stronger mitigation investments, while watching for risks that data could be used to justify cuts.
Generally favorable as a pragmatic, data-driven measure to improve budgeting and oversight.
Will stress the need for clear definitions, consistent accounting across agencies, and reasonable implementation costs to avoid bureaucratic burdens.
Mixed but cautiously supportive on fiscal oversight grounds; welcomes transparency that could reveal waste and reduce duplicative spending.
Concerned about added federal reporting burdens and potential misuse to expand federal programs.
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Administrative transparency bill with low ideological conflict; implementation complexity and interagency coordination are main obstacles.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize equity, mitigation, and holding agencies accountable
Administrative transparency bill with low ideological conflict; implementation complexity and interagency coordination are main obstacles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, recurring reporting obligation with concrete high-level content and timing requirements but provides limited operational detail for producing rel…
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