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HR 501 · introduced · significant

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill allows local governments to use older building codes when implementing FEMA resilience funding programs.
  • States and local governments are affected, as well as homeowners seeking to make their homes more disaster-resistant.
  • FEMA can allocate up to 10% of annual BRIC funding for residential retrofit grants through a pilot program ending in 2028.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How might allowing older building codes in FEMA resilience projects affect the long-term durability and safety of retrofitted homes compared to current standards?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between reducing regulatory burden on local governments and ensuring disaster-resistant improvements meet modern construction requirements?

  3. 03

    Which communities would benefit most from the residential retrofit grant pilot program, and how should FEMA prioritize the 10% of BRIC funding allocation?

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Sponsor · R-NC-11

Chuck Edwards

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Introduced 2025-10-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-10-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.

  2. 2025-10-03 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-319.

  3. 2025-10-03 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-319.

  4. 2025-02-26 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  5. 2025-02-26 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. 2025-02-26 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged

  7. 2025-01-17 · house · Committee

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

  8. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  9. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  10. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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