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H.R. 5473 (118th)

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024

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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

  1. 14 September 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 September 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 September 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 September 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

    Source: Committee

  5. 15 November 2023

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  6. 15 November 2023

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    Source: Committee

  7. 15 November 2023

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged

    Source: Committee

  8. 11 December 2023

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  9. 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

  10. 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. 11 December 2023

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.

    Source: Floor

  12. 11 December 2023

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756)

    Source: Floor

  13. 11 December 2023

    Floor

    Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

  14. 11 December 2023

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.

    Source: Calendars

  15. 11 December 2023

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.

    Source: Committee

  16. 11 December 2023

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.

    Source: Committee

  17. 12 December 2023

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  18. 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

  19. 23 July 2024

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.

    Source: Calendars

  20. 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

  21. 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

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