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HR 403 · in committee · significant

Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

What this bill does

  • This bill increases federal funding for FEMA's disaster preparedness grants from 6% to 15% of disaster relief funds.
  • Low-income communities and those vulnerable to environmental hazards receive higher federal cost shares for resilience projects.
  • FEMA must create a public database tracking disaster spending and incorporate climate change into hazard risk assessments.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would redirecting disaster relief funds to preparedness grants affect communities that need immediate emergency assistance after a disaster strikes?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that increased federal funding for resilience projects in low-income communities would reduce future disaster costs compared to current spending approaches?

  3. 03

    How would incorporating climate change into FEMA's hazard risk assessments change which regions receive preparedness funding and what might that mean for communities assessed as lower-risk today?

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Sponsor · D-CA-14

Eric Swalwell

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Introduced 2025-01-15

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-15 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  2. 2025-01-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  3. 2025-01-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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