HR 5533 · in committee · significant
Streamlining FEMA Procurement Procedures Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill allows local governments to hire construction managers using qualifications-based procurement when rebuilding disaster-damaged facilities with FEMA funding.
- Local governments and FEMA are affected by changes to how construction managers are selected after disasters.
- The bill raises the cost threshold for simplified FEMA procedures from $1 million to $3 million per project.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might raising the simplified procurement threshold from $1 million to $3 million affect the speed of disaster recovery in smaller versus larger communities?
- 02
What are the potential trade-offs between using qualifications-based selection for construction managers versus competitive bidding on price for FEMA-funded projects?
- 03
Which groups—local governments, contractors, or taxpayers—could be most affected by shifting to qualifications-based procurement for disaster reconstruction?
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Sponsor · R-FL-17
W. Gregory Steube
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Introduced 2025-09-20
Legislative timeline
2025-09-20 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-09-19 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-09-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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