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.
Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2025
ESA Amendments Act of 2025
Expediting Hazard Mitigation Assistance Projects Act
Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2025This bill amends the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) programs regarding building codes, including authorizing funding to implement the two most recent editions of building codes, and establishes a pilot program for residential resilience retrofits under the BRIC program.Under current law, funding provided under the BRIC and Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF programs may be used to establish and carry out the latest published editions of building codes and standards. The bill authorizes the BRIC program to fund carrying out the latest two published editions (i.e., either the current edition of a code or the previous edition) and requires BRIC to consider adoption of the latest two editions when determining whether to provide assistance. The bill also authorizes the Safeguarding Tomorrow RLF program to fund implementation of the latest two published editions of building codes and allows for jurisdictions to amend such codes.Additionally, the bill establishes under the BRIC program a pilot program for states and local governments to provide grants to individuals for residential resilience retrofits (i.e., projects that increase a home’s resilience to natural hazards). To provide this assistance, FEMA may use up to 10 percent of the assistance made available to BRIC applicants annually. The pilot program terminates at the end of FY2028.
Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development Act