Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act
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
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Indian Tribes and other mitigation applicants seeking broader access to predisaster resilience assistance
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
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Jack Reed
D-RI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Indian Tribes eligible for broader access to predisaster mitigation assistance and direct technical support
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials administering expanded Tribal mitigation pathways and assistance
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
Learn more about our methodology