3.0.0 5533 2025-12-17T15:12:06Z 2025-12-17T15:12:06Z House H HR 2025-09-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5533 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 154 (Friday, September 19, 2025)][House][Pages H4489-H4490]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 5533.[[Page H4490]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2025-09-20T21:47:51Z Referred To 2025-09-19T13:04:35Z 2025-09-20 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 2025-09-19 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 N Emergency Management Emergency Management 2025-12-05T21:44:53Z

00 2025-09-19 Introduced in House 2025-12-17T15:11:58Z <p><strong>Streamlining FEMA Procurement Procedures Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill permits local governments to use certain procurement methods for hiring construction managers under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA's) Public Assistance (PA) program. It also raises to $3 million the maximum project cost threshold for PA’s simplified procedures.</p><p>Under existing regulations governing procurement using federal funds, local governments hiring a construction manager at risk (i.e., contractor who oversees construction and is responsible for costs exceeding a maximum project price) must consider the prices of proposals as a primary selection factor. Currently, local governments may not use qualifications-based procurement, where price is not used as a primary selection factor, unless it is only for architectural and engineering services.</p><p>The bill requires&nbsp;FEMA to issue regulations allowing local governments to hire construction managers at risk using qualifications-based procurement, regardless of the types of services procured, when using PA funds to restore or replace disaster-damaged facilities.</p><p>Also, the bill increases from $1 million to $3 million the project cost threshold below which FEMA is authorized to provide PA funds based on approved cost estimates rather than the documented incurred costs required to receive PA funds for larger projects.</p>

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