{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-shares-fema-storm-damage-resources-for-wisconsin-families", "Steil Shares\u00a0FEMA\u00a0Storm Damage Resources for Wisconsin Families", "2026-07-06", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Bryan Steil", "S001213", "steil.house.gov", "steil", "https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "July 6, 2026\n\nJANESVILLE, WI \u2013 Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) shared additional details regarding FEMA resources for families and affected communities following storm damage in Wisconsin this past April. This follows President Trump\u2019s approval of a Major Disaster Declaration for Wisconsin and approval of $22.6 million in funding for Wisconsin families.\n\n\"This is an important step towards helping Wisconsin families impacted by the severe weather and damaging flooding in April,\" said Steil. \"Thank you, President Trump for working to provide critical resources to Wisconsin families. I look forward to working with FEMA to help Wisconsin families impacted by these storms.\"\n\nBackground:\n\nOn June 30, President Trump approved an initial $22.6 million in funding assistance for Wisconsin families following storm damage in April.\n\nThe approval includes Individual Assistance Funding for families in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock Counties and Public Assistance funding for Rock Counties in WI-01, as well as other counties throughout Wisconsin.\n\nFamilies can apply for assistance online at the link here.\n\nMore funding and additional determinations may be made available according to FEMA.\n\nThe timeline to receive FEMA funding for the most recent storm in April is following a similar timeline to the over $200 million disbursed to support recovery efforts from storms that occurred in August 2025.\n\nAugust 2025 Storms\n\nInitial amount approved: $29.8 million\n\nFinal amount disbursed: $208.2 million\n\nApril 2026 Storms\n\nInitial amount approved: $22.6 million\n\nFinal amount disbursed: TBD\n\nIn September 2025, President Trump announced the approval of $29.8 million and ultimately disbursed over $200 million to support recovery efforts in Wisconsin following historic flooding caused by severe rainfall in the Milwaukee region on August 9th and 10th.\n\nIn April, storms caused tornadoes and widespread flooding and damage across Wisconsin.\n\nOn May 1, 2026, Rep. Steil and Wisconsin Republican Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) thanking the agency for their prompt response to the State of Wisconsin's request for FEMA to conduct a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment to determine whether the damage meets the thresholds for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.\n\nOn May 28, 2026, Rep. Steil and the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Trump to support the State of Wisconsin's request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.\n\nIn June, President Trump announced the approval of a Major Disaster Declaration providing $22.6 million dollars to Wisconsin to support recovery efforts.\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-07T08:20:12Z", "2026-07-07T08:22:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-shares-fema-storm-damage-resources-for-wisconsin-families"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5370759647339582, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}