Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025

The Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to add “extreme heat” to the list of events that can trigger a major disaster declaration. In practical terms, this means extreme heat events (like prolonged heat waves) could become federally declared disasters, just as droughts currently can, enabling access to federal disaster assistance managed by FEMA through existing programs. The bill does not create new funding or programs by itself; it simply expands the set of events that can lead to a federal disaster declaration, after which standard Stafford Act assistance could be made available.