HR 1342
Passed a chamber
Amends the Stafford Act so that disaster assistance cannot be withheld based on political affiliation, adding that factor alongside economic status to the section's nondiscrimination rule.
Official title: Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
13-FEB-2025
Referred
13-FEB-2025
Passed
16-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
16-SEP-2026
- Titled the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act.
- Amends Section 308(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to add political affiliation to its nondiscrimination provision.
- Changes the phrase 'or economic status' to 'economic status, or political affiliation' and makes no other textual change.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (13-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senate)
Emergency Management
■ 2 R
2 Republicans