House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026
Official title: To provide for a procedure for Congress to carry out a reversal of a decision by the President not to declare a major disaster requested by the Governor of a State under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 29, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8577.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 75, April 29, 2026, Page H3295):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 29, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8577, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8577
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 19, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2559 (119th) Taiwan Allies Fund Act
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Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.