Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-5473
Sponsor: Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2023-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: 

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023

 
This bill modifies two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster preparedness and mitigation programs to allow grants to be used to implement the two latest published editions of building codes instead of only the latest edition.
 
Specifically, the bill allows (1) grants under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program to continue to be used to implement the two latest editions indefinitely; and (2) capitalization grants under the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program to be used to implement the two latest editions instead of only the latest edition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-194.
action_date: 2024-07-23
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-194.
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2023-12-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756)
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-15
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
action_date: 2023-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-09-14
text: Introduced in House