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H. R. 5473 — An Act To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes.
July 23, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,144
The Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024 aims to improve disaster resilience in the United States by updating the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill makes changes to the hazard mitigation revolving loan fund program and introduces a...
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The Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024 is a plan to help make buildings stronger against things like floods and strong winds by updating some rules and giving money to fix homes, especially for people who really need it. It also has a test program to see how well these changes work.
S. 4446 — To amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes.
June 04, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:763
The S. 4446 bill seeks to amend the National Construction Safety Team Act so that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can investigate the failures of not just buildings, but also other types of structures. This change is aimed at helping to develop...
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The S. 4446 bill wants to allow a group called NIST to also look at problems with things like bridges or tunnels, not just buildings, so they can make safety rules better. If there are other groups better at checking these things, NIST should let them handle it instead.
H. R. 4143 — An Act To amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes.
May 09, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:709
The bill, titled the National Construction Safety Team Enhancement Act of 2024, proposes amendments to the National Construction Safety Team Act. It allows the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate not just buildings but all types of structures...
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The bill wants to let a group of experts check more than just buildings, like bridges and towers, to make sure they are safe and built well. They're changing some words in the law to say "structures" instead of just "buildings" so they can help make better rules for building all kinds of things safely.
H. R. 4143 — An Act To amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes.
May 08, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:741
H.R. 4143 aims to amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to give the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the authority to investigate failures in structures beyond just buildings. This change is meant to help develop better engineering standards,...
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H.R. 4143 is a plan to let experts check not just buildings, but other structures too, like bridges, to make sure they are safe and help make better rules on how to build them. If another group of experts is better suited to do the checking, then this team will let them take over.
H. R. 10259 — To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for certain gates, and for other purposes.
November 26, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,343
H. R. 10259, titled the "Alex Gate Safety Act of 2024," instructs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a safety standard for certain gates. The bill requires the Commission to ensure gates meet specific safety requirements, like compliance with ASTM and...
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H. R. 10259, called the "Alex Gate Safety Act of 2024," is a rule that makes sure certain safety rules are set for gates to keep people safe. It also plans to teach people about gate safety two years after the rule is made.
H. R. 9771 — To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support research into the effects of extreme weather on the subsurface natural and built environment, to support engineering standards and building codes for resilient designs against multihazards, and for other purposes.
September 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,235
H.R. 9771, known as the “Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for the Long Term Act” or the “BUILT Act,” proposes amendments to the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to enhance the resilience of infrastructure against extreme weather. It aims to...
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H.R. 9771, the BUILT Act, is like a plan to figure out how bad weather affects roads and buildings and to make sure they are strong enough to last a long time. It wants smart people and groups to work together to come up with better building rules to keep everything safe and strong.
S. 4871 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hazard mitigation projects in connection with certain working waterfront property.
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July 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,306
The bill, titled the "Working Waterfront Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act," aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It proposes a 30% tax credit for investments in hazard mitigation projects related to working waterfront properties, with a maximum limit of $300,000 per taxpayer....
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This bill wants to help people who own boats or work by water places by giving them special money back, called a tax credit, to make their places safer from storms. They can get back 30% of the money they spend, but there are some rules and limits on how much they can get back.
S. 3606 — An Act To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes.
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December 05, 2024
Status:Engrossed in Senate
Congress:118
Words:4,354
S. 3606 aims to reauthorize and update the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. The bill expands the involvement to include tribal governments alongside local and state governments in efforts to improve earthquake preparedness and response. It introduces comprehensive...
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S. 3606 is a plan to make sure people are ready for big earth shakes, called earthquakes, by involving everyone, from big governments to tribal communities. It helps make buildings safer and gets more money to special helpers to watch out for these shakes over the next few years.

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