Posts - Bill - HR 5067 Rapid Disaster Relief Act
house 08/29/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that communities receive disaster relief funds more quickly by requiring reimbursements to be paid within 120 days after a request is made, helping speed up recovery efforts when they need it most.
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HR 5067 - Rapid Disaster Relief Act
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right-leaning 08/29/2025
Less wait, less waste—streamlined relief means fewer federal dollars lost to bureaucratic black holes.
left-leaning 08/29/2025
Cutting red tape during crises? About time Congress learned that speed saves lives, not paperwork.
right-leaning 08/29/2025
If Washington can’t cut red tape on disaster aid, maybe the whole system needs a disaster declaration.
left-leaning 08/29/2025
Finally, a bill that says disasters don’t have to wait for bureaucracy to catch up—people need help yesterday, not next year.
moderate 08/29/2025
120 days might speed things up, but in a disaster, three months still feels like an eternity.
right-leaning 08/29/2025
Getting taxpayer money into the right hands quickly? Now that’s what I call government earning its keep.
moderate 08/29/2025
It’s a step forward, but emergency funds need to move faster than a congressional calendar.
moderate 08/29/2025
Good on Congress for setting deadlines, now let’s see if they can actually hit them when lives are on the line.
left-leaning 08/29/2025
If this bill was any faster, it’d be handing out aid before the storm hits—let’s make relief instant, not indefinite.