CA AJR27

Calls on the President to immediately submit a supplemental disaster declaration to Congress to unlock federal funding for the January 2025 Los Angeles fires

Urges Congress to approve supplemental disaster aid for Los Angeles County regardless of whether the President submits a funding request

Requests approximately $33.9 billion in federal aid, revised down from an initial $39.7 billion request after accounting for work already completed

References the Eaton Fire (9,413 structures destroyed, 14,021 acres burned, 19 deaths) and Palisades Fire (6,833 structures destroyed, 23,707 acres burned, 12 deaths) that forced nearly 192,000 residents to evacuate

Notes that California has already provided over $2.5 billion in state disaster relief through emergency legislation signed January 23, 2025