S 861
· 119th Congress
· Emergency Management
Disaster Assistance Simplification Act
Sponsor
Latest action
Held at the desk.
Action timeline
Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.
Dec 17, 2025
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2025
floor
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2025
floor
Held at the desk.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 16, 2025
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8763-8764; text: CR S8763-8764)
Nov 07, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Nov 07, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.
Jul 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Mar 05, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Mar 05, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.
ih/is— Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.rfh/rfs— Referred to a committee for review.rh/rs— Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).pcs/pch— Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.eh/es— Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.rdh/rds— Received by the other chamber.eah/eas— Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.ath/ats— Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.enr— Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.pl— Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.pp— Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.
Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.
Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage.
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--- Reported (Senate)
+++ Engrossed (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 861 Reported in Senate (RS)]
+[S. 861 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
<DOC>
-Calendar No. 264
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 861
-To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster
-assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance
-to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from
-disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided
-by disaster survivors, and for other purposes.
-
_______________________________________________________________________
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
-
-March 5, 2025
-
-Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Paul, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Ernst,
-and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
-referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
-
-November 7, 2025
-
-Reported by Mr. Paul, without amendment
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster
assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance
@@ -380,8 +359,12 @@
``(4) Program authorization.--Nothing in this section shall
be construed to authorize a program that is not authorized by
law as of the date of enactment of this section.''.
-Calendar No. 264
-
+
+Passed the Senate December 16, 2025.
+
+Attest:
+
+Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
@@ -390,16 +373,10 @@
_______________________________________________________________________
-A BILL
+AN ACT
To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster
assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance
to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from
disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided
by disaster survivors, and for other purposes.
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-November 7, 2025
-
-Reported without amendment
Cosponsors (5)
Members who signed on to support this bill.