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H.R. 5780

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5780, the Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 17, 2025 by Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Dec 1, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 5780 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb5780/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5780 IH: Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-17
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5780  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 17, 2025   Mr. Moskowitz  (for himself and  Mr. Carter of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to obligate and disburse covered funds in the Disaster Relief Fund during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025  .
2.
Continuity of operations of FEMA
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during a lapse in appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the Agency shall continue obligating and disbursing covered funds available in the Disaster Relief Fund for covered programs.
(b)
Employees
Employees necessary to carry out disbursements or related program activities under subsection (a) shall be treated as excepted employees under section 1341 of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘Anti-Deficiency Act') and such employees may not be subject to furlough or reduction in force due to the applicable lapse in appropriations.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered funds
The term  covered funds  means any funds in the Disaster Relief Fund that have been appropriated before the applicable lapse in appropriation and remain available to be expended.
(2)
Covered programs
The term  covered program  means any disaster relief, emergency assistance, and recovery program authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ), including individual assistance under section 408 of such Act, public assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502, and other disbursements and obligations made from the Disaster Relief Fund for programs or activities necessary to protect life and property during a lapse in appropriations.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 17, 2025

hb5780/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/17/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) sponsors H.R. 5780, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5780 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Dec 1, 2025 · 127 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Oct 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5780 has taken 3 actions since Oct 17, 2025, the latest on Dec 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 1, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Oct 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 5780 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5780 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Federal Emergency Management Continuity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue to obligate and disburse covered funds in the Disaster Relief Fund during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5780 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Science/Technology.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANTHONY COTTO113
JAMES GRANDE113
KATHERINE DUVENECK113
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT113
ROBERT MCCARTY113
WILLIAM SEABROOK112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5780 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5780’s is Emergency Management.

hr5780/policy-areas.txt
Emergency ManagementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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