Aid for emergencies cannot be denied based on party beliefs
H.R. 1342 — Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act · Filed by Scott Perry (R-PA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill changes the Stafford Act. That law gives money and help after emergencies. The bill says government workers cannot deny or cut aid based on party beliefs. Party beliefs now get the same protection as race, color, religion, sex, and money status. All people who need emergency aid must get it based on need.
Who it affects
People who need government emergency aid are affected. Government workers who give out emergency aid must follow the new rule. The bill covers only government emergency programs.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how government workers will know if someone was denied aid for party reasons. It does not create new ways to report or fix party-based denial of aid.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Feb 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 13, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Perry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Stafford Act — The main law that gives money and help after emergencies.
- party beliefs — Which political party a person supports or what they believe about politics.
- emergency aid — Money and help the government gives to people hit by emergencies.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (415 characters) on Aug 17, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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