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H.R. 5503 119th Congress House

Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act

Official title: To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States.

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Nydia M. Velázquez Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Emergency Management
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Sep 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 18, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5503: Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5503/
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"H.R. 5503: Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5503/.
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H.R. 5503, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5503/.
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