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Main Subject: Emergency Management

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.

Senate Actions

Calendars
Jul. 23 2024	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.

Committee
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.

IntroReferral
Dec. 12 2023	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Library of Congress Actions

Committee
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.
Dec. 11 2023	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.

Floor
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)

IntroReferral
Sep. 14 2023	Introduced in House

House floor actions Actions

Floor
Dec. 11 2023	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755) DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756) Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Dec. 11 2023	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.

Committee
Dec. 11 2023	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.

IntroReferral
Sep. 14 2023	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Nov. 15 2023	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held 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.

House bill HR5473-118

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023

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