3.0.0 316 2025-03-12T16:30:05Z 2025-03-12T16:30:05Z House H HR 2025-01-09 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. ROUZER:H.R. 316.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H93]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2025-01-10T15:32:35Z Referred To 2025-01-09T14:30:35Z 2025-01-10 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2025-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 N Emergency Management Emergency Management 2025-02-18T20:39:17Z

00 2025-01-09 Introduced in House 2025-03-12T16:29:34Z <p><strong>Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill establishes Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding sources for unmet needs caused by major disasters, expands FEMA’s assistance for housing and home repair, and requires certain considerations in FEMA’s recommendations on presidential emergency/disaster declarations.</p><p>The bill establishes the National Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund for FEMA to provide grants to states and Indian tribal governments for unmet need. The bill defines unmet need as any necessary expense for activities related to a declared major disaster, including disaster relief or resilience activities. In addition, the bill authorizes FEMA to set aside funding from the Disaster Relief Fund to provide grants to states and Indian tribal governments for unmet needs resulting from a declared disaster, including home repair, economic recovery measures, and other services assisting disaster victims.&nbsp;</p><p>Also, the bill makes the following changes regarding housing assistance:</p><ul><li>authorizes FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) to provide home repair assistance directly to homeowners when there is a lack of available housing resources,&nbsp;</li><li>expands IHP home repair assistance for persons with disabilities,&nbsp;</li><li>extends the maximum duration of&nbsp;IHP’s direct housing assistance from 18 to 24 months,</li><li>authorizes&nbsp;IHP permanent housing construction where FEMA considers it a cost-effective alternative, and&nbsp;</li><li>authorizes minor home repairs in the essential assistance federal agencies may provide following a disaster.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Additionally, the bill requires FEMA to give greater weight to local impacts, and events over the past five years, when making recommendations to the President regarding emergency or major disaster declarations.</p>

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