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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1356 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address dam-
age from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Mrs. TORRES of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to estab-
lish a pilot grant program to address damage from 
mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mudslide Recovery 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MUDSLIDE RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned 
shall jointly establish a pilot grant program to make 
grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients to im-
plement innovative solutions to repair the damage caused 
by mudslides that occur after a wildland fire. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an eligible recipient shall submit to the Secre-
taries concerned an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretaries 
concerned jointly determine is appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means— 
(A) a State, an Indian Tribe, or a forestry 
agency of a State or Indian Tribe; 
(B) a local government; 
(C) a fire department; and 
(D) a non-profit organization, including a 
homeowner association that assists communities 
located in an area with a risk of wildland fires. 
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(2) 
SECRETARIES
CONCERNED.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries concerned’’ means the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
acting through the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other 
territory or possession of the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2032. 
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