United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4455 (115th)
SMART Rebuilding Act
Introduced
21 November 2017
Last action
22 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sponsors
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Supporting Mitigation Activities and Resiliency Targets for Rebuilding Act or the SMART Rebuilding Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide incentives to invest in measures that increase readiness for, and resilience from, a major disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must issue comprehensive guidance on measures and investments that will be recognized for the purpose of increasing the federal share of disaster assistance. The bill authorizes the President to: (1) establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund which may be used for activities to implement design standards to protect the welfare of buildings' users against disasters, and (2) contribute to state and local governments for their associated expenses which shall include base and overtime wages for extra hires to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of adopted building codes for a period of not more than 180 days after the major disaster is declared. The President may contribute up to 75% of the cost of hazard mitigation measures determined to be cost-effective and which substantially reduce the risk of, or increase resilience to, future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster.
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Timeline
21 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
22 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 November 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
- related to ← Disaster Recovery Reform Act
- related to ← Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes.
- related to ← Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4455
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4455
- us · 115-hr-4455 · source updated 11 August 2025