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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3738 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide for assistance to States and local governments in response 
to extreme heat events, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2025 
Mr. STANTON (for himself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to provide for assistance to States 
and local governments in response to extreme heat 
events, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Heat Management As-
sistance Grant Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘HMAG Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. MITIGATION OF EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
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5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 431. MITIGATION OF EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through 
the Regional Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, may provide assistance, including 
grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any State 
or local government for the mitigation, and management 
of an extreme heat event. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In providing assistance under 
this section, the President shall coordinate with the head 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for assistance 
under this section, a State or local government shall sub-
mit to the President— 
‘‘(1) an assessment of the potential loss of life 
due to the extreme heat event based on information 
on previous events, if such events have occurred; 
‘‘(2) an assessment of the potential loss of rev-
enue to such State or local government due to the 
extreme heat event based on any such previous 
event; 
‘‘(3) a description of any other sources of as-
sistance available to the State or local government, 
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including potential sources that are not solely re-
sponsible for mitigation of extreme heat events; and 
‘‘(4) any potential long-term impacts of the ex-
treme heat events, including impacts to infrastruc-
ture. 
‘‘(d) ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE.—In providing assist-
ance under this section, the President may use the author-
ity provided under section 403. 
‘‘(e) HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.—Whether or 
not a major disaster is declared, the President may pro-
vide hazard mitigation assistance in accordance with sec-
tion 404 in any area affected by an extreme heat event 
for which assistance was provided under this section, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(f) RULES
AND
REGULATIONS.—The President 
shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary 
to carry out this section, including— 
‘‘(1) requirements for an agreement entered 
into by the State or local government to receive as-
sistance under this section; 
‘‘(2) a procedure for an appeals process in the 
case of a denial of assistance requested under this 
section; and 
‘‘(3) a description of eligible costs for which as-
sistance may be provided under this section.’’. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF EXTREME HEAT EVENT 
THRESHOLD.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, jointly with the Admin-
istrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration and in consultation with the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop a 
threshold for the temperature and duration of a heat event 
to qualify as an extreme heat event under section 431 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act, as added by this Act. 
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