Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Legislation to Continue FEMA Disaster Recovery Efforts During Democrat Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As government funding is set to expire, Congressman Moore introduced the Disaster Relief Continuity Actto ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) disaster recovery efforts continue uninterrupted, despite Senate Democrats blocking a clean House-passed bill to keep the government open.

"House Republicans did our jobs to pass a bill to keep the government open and continue Helene recovery in Western North Carolina and other communities that are rebuilding from natural disasters," said Congressman Moore."Democrats are playing politics with people's livelihoods and putting disaster recovery at risk just to jam through their $1.5 trillion liberal wish list. My Disaster Relief Continuity Act would ensure that Western North Carolinians continue receiving the help they need, regardless of the dysfunction in Washington."

Specifically, the Disaster Relief Continuity Actwould temporarily authorize FEMA to continue essential disaster operations during a lapse in government funding. This includes life-saving response activities, continued payments for ongoing recovery projects, and support personnel working in federally declared disaster areas. The bill prohibits any funding for unrelated programs, new policy development, or nonessential administrative functions.

Read the text of the bill HERE.

In his floor speech in support of the Continuing Resolution, Congressman Moore said, "If the government is shut down, those relief efforts, which are vital to my state, vital to other states, including California that are dealing with cleaning up from disasters, vital to making sure that those things continue, if we shut this government down, those efforts will stop. That is malpractice. We cannot do that."

Watch the full speech HERE.

Key Background:

• On September 19, Congressman Moore and House Republicans passed a clean Continuing Resolution (H.R. 5371) to keep the government open and funded through November 21, 2025.
• Democrats are shutting down the government to demand $1.5 trillion in new spending, including giving taxpayer-funded government benefits for illegal aliens, propping up NPR, repealing history's largest investment in rural healthcare, and pushing Green New Deal climate initiatives in foreign countries.