Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB316

Introduced
1/9/25  
Refer
1/9/25  

Caption

Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2025This bill establishes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding sources for unmet needs caused by major disasters, expands FEMA’s assistance for housing and home repair, and requires certain considerations in FEMA’s recommendations on presidential emergency/disaster declarations.The bill establishes the National Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund for FEMA to provide grants to states and Indian tribal governments for unmet need. The bill defines unmet need as any necessary expense for activities related to a declared major disaster, including disaster relief or resilience activities. In addition, the bill authorizes FEMA to set aside funding from the Disaster Relief Fund to provide grants to states and Indian tribal governments for unmet needs resulting from a declared disaster, including home repair, economic recovery measures, and other services assisting disaster victims. Also, the bill makes the following changes regarding housing assistance:authorizes FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to provide home repair assistance directly to homeowners when there is a lack of available housing resources, expands IHP home repair assistance for persons with disabilities, extends the maximum duration of IHP’s direct housing assistance from 18 to 24 months,authorizes IHP permanent housing construction where FEMA considers it a cost-effective alternative, and authorizes minor home repairs in the essential assistance federal agencies may provide following a disaster. Additionally, the bill requires FEMA to give greater weight to local impacts, and events over the past five years, when making recommendations to the President regarding emergency or major disaster declarations.

Congress_id

119-HR-316

Policy_area

Emergency Management

Introduced_date

2025-01-09

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US SB5515

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a pilot program for the construction of temporary disaster assistance housing, and for other purposes.

US SB5514

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes.

US SB5350

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2024

US HB5324

Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act

US HB8422

Mental Health Emergency Needs in Disasters Act

US HB259

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act This bill establishes a centralized location to publish information on disaster assistance provided by federal agencies. The Small Business Administration, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and any agencies providing disaster assistance must make available to the public on a quarterly basis information regarding (1) the total amount of assistance provided by the agency; (2) the amount provided that was expended or obligated; and (3) all projects or activities for which assistance was expended, obligated, or used.

US SB3836

CRAWDAD Act Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters And Droughts Act

US HB2371

REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

US SB1049

REAADI for Disasters Act Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act

US HB10315

STAND Act Securing Taxpayer Assistance during Natural Disasters Act

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