S3403-119

In Committee

Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act

119th Congress Introduced Dec 9, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill increases the Federal share for certain FEMA predisaster mitigation projects, makes key mitigation funding provisions mandatory, and expands Tribal access to mitigation assistance and direct technical assistance.

Who Benefits and How

States, local governments, critical facilities, and Indian Tribes could receive more reliable and more generous predisaster mitigation support before disasters occur.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Federal Government would assume a larger share of mitigation costs, and FEMA would need to administer broader Tribal access and technical assistance responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Requires a Federal cost share of at least 90 percent for small mitigation projects and allows more than 90 percent for certain critical facilities.
  • Makes several predisaster mitigation assistance provisions mandatory rather than discretionary and strengthens national public infrastructure mitigation assistance.
  • Expands Indian Tribe access to mitigation assistance and direct technical and financial assistance and defines Indian Tribe for this program.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill increases the Federal share for certain FEMA predisaster mitigation projects, makes key mitigation funding provisions mandatory, and expands Tribal access to mitigation assistance and direct technical assistance.

Key Policy Areas

Disaster Response, Infrastructure, Tribal Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill increases the Federal share for certain FEMA predisaster mitigation projects, makes key mitigation funding provisions mandatory, and expands Tribal access to mitigation assistance and direct technical assistance.

Policy Domains

Disaster Response Infrastructure Tribal Affairs

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Indian Tribes and other mitigation applicants seeking broader access to predisaster resilience assistance
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal budget responsible for larger and more inclusive mitigation support
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 9, 2025

Mr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

Dec 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Dec 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Tribal Nations
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Indian Tribes eligible for broader access to predisaster mitigation assistance and direct technical support

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials administering expanded Tribal mitigation pathways and assistance

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Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Disaster Response Infrastructure Tribal Affairs

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