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(2) the amount provided that was expended or obligated; and (3) all projects or activities for which assistance was expended, obligated, or used."}],"words":83},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to set up a public website subpage where federal agencies report quarterly on the disaster assistance they provide.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H4D647D2E147B4257A01711C25201A06A"}]},"core_areas":["Public online reporting of federal disaster assistance","Definitions of covered agencies, disaster assistance and eligible recipients"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of each covered Federal agency, to establish a subpage within the website created under section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"}},{"text":"Requires each covered Federal agency that made disaster assistance available to an eligible recipient during a calendar quarter to publish the required information on the subpage within 30 days after the quarter ends and to ensure any agency data asset is machine readable.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"}},{"text":"Requires the published information to include the total disaster assistance provided during the quarter and the amount expended or obligated to projects or activities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"}},{"text":"Requires a detailed list of each project or activity that received disaster assistance, including its name, description, completion status evaluation, award identification number, Catalog for Disaster Assistance number, and location with ZIP Codes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"}},{"text":"Allows the Director, if necessary for purposes of transparency, to enter into an agreement with a private entity, including a nonprofit organization, to develop the subpage.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H50678F9A5268481082B49DAF5B6D31F1"}},{"text":"Defines covered Federal agencies as any agency providing assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Small Business Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh#H4D647D2E147B4257A01711C25201A06A"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-01-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/153/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-153.png","v":"0972764df7d4","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 153, 119th Congress: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act. House: 426 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Jan 2025."}}