HR 5473
118th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Natural disasters
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024
Introduced: September 14, 2023
Introduced by:
Edwards, Chuck
Republican
· North Carolina
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18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
Jul 23, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-194.
Apr 10, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 12, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 11, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
Dec 11, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
Dec 11, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.
Dec 11, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756)
Dec 11, 2023
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 11, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
Dec 11, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
Nov 15, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 15, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 15, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Sep 15, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023
This bill modifies two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster preparedness and mitigation programs to allow grants to be used to implement the two latest published editions of building codes instead of only the latest edition.
Specifically, the bill allows (1) grants under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program to continue to be used to implement the two latest editions indefinitely; and (2) capitalization grants under the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program to be used to implement the two latest editions instead of only the latest edition.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.