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Pay FEMA Personnel Act of 2026

USA119th CongressS-4075| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2026
Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (1)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill aims to provide continuing appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain its operations and ensure personnel are paid during a federal government shutdown in fiscal year 2026. It specifically appropriates funds from the Treasury to cover standard rates of pay, allowances, benefits, and other payments for FEMA employees whose services are required for disaster relief under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Furthermore, the bill ensures funding for employees administering other federal assistance through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, and supports all activities necessary for the administration of every FEMA grant program. This measure explicitly allows the Administrator to continue awarding and disbursing grant program funding. The appropriations are retroactively effective to February 13, 2026, and remain available until a full-year or continuing appropriation is enacted into law, or until September 30, 2026.

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Timeline
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • March 12, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Pay FEMA Personnel Act of 2026

USA119th CongressS-4075| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2026
This bill aims to provide continuing appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to maintain its operations and ensure personnel are paid during a federal government shutdown in fiscal year 2026. It specifically appropriates funds from the Treasury to cover standard rates of pay, allowances, benefits, and other payments for FEMA employees whose services are required for disaster relief under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Furthermore, the bill ensures funding for employees administering other federal assistance through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, and supports all activities necessary for the administration of every FEMA grant program. This measure explicitly allows the Administrator to continue awarding and disbursing grant program funding. The appropriations are retroactively effective to February 13, 2026, and remain available until a full-year or continuing appropriation is enacted into law, or until September 30, 2026.

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Timeline
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  • March 12, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Alex Padilla

Alex Padilla

Democratic Senator

California

Cosponsors (1)
Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)

Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted