HR4408-119

Introduced

To study the effectiveness of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jul 15, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To study the effectiveness of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Immigration, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA5CA2936982148769AD43682A8D07D3E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Understanding Noncontiguous Infrastructure and Threats Year-round Act or the UNITY Act.
  • Section H4F08B1BB72604B09AD58CD9474F6F4F4: 2. Improving disaster workforce retention in noncontiguous communities The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conduct a study on...
  • Section HC2D81B7F06C3447285E410F3F5B33607: 3. GAO review of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the...
  • Section H1CC7AD07DB344EB6B83C9ED711F16EED: 4. Preliminary damage assessment pilot program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To study the effectiveness of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To study the effectiveness of disaster response and recovery in noncontiguous communities, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Immigration Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 15, 2025

Ms. King-Hinds introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency

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