This bill ensures that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can continue paying its employees and operating during a federal government shutdown. The legislation appropriates whatever funds are necessary to maintain FEMA staff salaries, benefits, and pay differentials for employees who handle disaster relief and administer federal assistance grants starting from February 14, 2026. The bill covers workers carrying out disaster relief under the Stafford Act as well as those administering other federal grant programs, and it allows FEMA to continue awarding and disbursing grant funding even during a shutdown. The emergency funding remains available until Congress passes regular appropriations for FEMA, another continuing resolution, or September 30, 2026, whichever comes first, and the bill's effective date is retroactively set to February 13, 2026.
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