Senate Bill 485 - Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-02-16

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)

Alternative Names

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes.

Associated Legislation

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Policy Areas

Emergency Management

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

Committees and Subcommittees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Variations and Revisions

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

12/17/2023, 8:42 PM

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

This bill makes changes to eligibility under the hazard mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to include mitigating...

Congress
118

Number
S - 485

Introduced on
2023-02-16

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/16/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

This bill makes changes to eligibility under the hazard mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to include mitigating...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Emergency Management

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/23/2023

Hazard and Flooding Mitigation Funding Assurance Act

This bill makes changes to eligibility under the hazard mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to include mitigating...


Latest Action2/16/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)