United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5473 (118th)
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024
Introduced
14 September 2023
Last action
23 July 2024 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
Sponsors
Chuck Edwards, Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Jenniffer González-Colón, Nicholas Langworthy, Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
18 November 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
14 September 2023
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
14 September 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 September 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2023
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
15 November 2023
Reported
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
15 November 2023
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Source: Committee
15 November 2023
Committee
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Source: Committee
11 December 2023
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Passed
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)
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756)
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Floor
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
11 December 2023
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
Source: Calendars
11 December 2023
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
Source: Committee
11 December 2023
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
Source: Committee
12 December 2023
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 2024
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
23 July 2024
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
Source: Calendars
23 July 2024
Reported
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.
Source: Committee
23 July 2024
Reported
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.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 23 July 2024 · Official file
- Referred in Senate · 12 December 2023 · Official file
- Reported in House · 11 December 2023 · Official file
- Engrossed in House · 11 December 2023 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 14 September 2023 · Official file
Documents
11 official files
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 23 July 2024
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 23 July 2024
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 12 December 2023
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 12 December 2023
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 11 December 2023
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 11 December 2023
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 11 December 2023
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 11 December 2023
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 September 2023
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 September 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 September 2023
Sponsors
- Chuck Edwards · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] · D · Sponsor
- Jenniffer González-Colón · R · Cosponsor
- Nicholas Langworthy · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5473
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5473
- us · 118-hr-5473 · source updated 18 November 2025