Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John (R-TX)1 cosponsorIntroduced Feb 4, 2025
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) sponsored this bill to expand federal disaster preparedness funding for buildings. The bill allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund building code adoption using either the current or previous edition of building codes, removes the authority for states and tribes to use federal revolving loan funds for building code activities, and establishes a pilot program through 2030 that provides grants to help low-income homeowners retrofit their homes to withstand local natural hazards. The pilot program can use up to 10 percent of FEMA's annual predisaster mitigation assistance funding.
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-02-04, but the bill text was revised on 2026-09-15T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
Sep 15 Sep 15
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 15 Sep 15
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 6 Aug 6
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 4 Feb 4, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 4 Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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All 6 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2026
Sep 15
SENATEPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
Sep 15
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Sep 15
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 6
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025
Feb 4
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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