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S. 1879 117th Congress Senate

SAFER Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program for public-private partnerships for disaster mitigation projects, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 2021 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Congressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental healthFloods and storm protection
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Government studies and investigationsHousing and community development fundingLand transfersNatural disastersPublic-private cooperation
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 27, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act or the SAFER Act

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of allowing private entities to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, such as property acquisition and relocation, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1879: SAFER Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1879/
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"S. 1879: SAFER Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1879/.
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S. 1879, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1879/.
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