Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill reforms FEMA's predisaster hazard mitigation program under the Stafford Act. It expands who can receive funding beyond just local governments and shifts focus to approving cost-effective projects that reduce injuries and property damage.
Who Benefits and How
Communities and tribal governments gain broader access to FEMA predisaster mitigation funds. States gain more flexibility in how they use allocated funds. The President can approve projects directly when extraordinary circumstances justify it.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Local governments lose exclusive eligibility for these funds and must compete with other entities. States take on more responsibility for project selection and fund allocation.
Key Provisions
- Removes "local government" exclusivity from predisaster hazard mitigation eligibility
- Shifts selection criteria to cost-effective projects that reduce injuries, death, and property damage
- Allows states to use funds for recommended projects (not just local governments)
- President can approve non-recommended projects under extraordinary circumstances
- Requires equitable distribution across states
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reforms FEMA's predisaster hazard mitigation program to expand eligibility beyond local governments and allow direct federal funding of cost-effective mitigation projects.
Key Policy Areas
Disaster Relief, Emergency Management, Infrastructure
Primary Purpose
Reforms FEMA's predisaster hazard mitigation program to expand eligibility beyond local governments and allow direct federal funding of cost-effective mitigation projects.
Policy Domains
global
Identified Gains
- Communities at risk of disasters
- Tribal governments
- States
- FEMA
Identified Costs
- Local governments
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Mr. Figures (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Local governments, State governments
Positive-direction: State governments
Negative-direction: Local governments
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