H. R. 7610, known as the “Linemen Legacy Act,” proposes an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This bill aims to officially recognize utility line technicians as emergency response providers when they are responding to major disasters or emergencies declared by...
H. R. 7610 wants to officially say that people who fix power lines are like other emergency helpers when there's a big disaster. This means they could get more help and resources during emergencies.
H.R. 164, also known as the "Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025" or the "POWER Act of 2025," proposes changes to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill aims to allow electric utilities to take advantage of...
The POWER Act of 2025 is a rule that wants to help electric companies fix power problems after disasters by giving them more help to make the power lines safer and stronger, so lights can come back on quickly when something bad happens.
S. 5313, also titled the “Rebuilding with Resilience Act,” aims to make changes to section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill requires the President to work with states and tribal governments to ensure that any repairs or...
The Rebuilding with Resilience Act is a plan to fix buildings in a way that makes them stronger so they won't easily break or get damaged again when trouble comes, and it says everyone should get help, no matter how much money they have or which political side they're on.
H.R. 9121 is a bill that aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to empower Indian Tribal Governments. Specifically, it allows these governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and obtain related grants,...
H.R. 9121 is a bill that lets Indian Tribal Governments ask for help to deal with fires directly, without needing to go through the state. This means they can get supplies and money faster when there is a big fire in their area.
S. 4654 proposes amendments to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to empower Indian tribal governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, enhancing their ability to manage fire-related emergencies. It...
The bill lets Indian tribal governments ask for help to fight fires directly, without going through state governments, but it needs clearer details on how this will work and when they can get this help.
H. R. 164 aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow federal agencies to give essential help to electric utilities for hazard mitigation activities. The bill enables electric utilities to carry out these mitigation efforts in...
H.R. 164 is a new rule that would let the government help electric companies prepare for disasters while they fix broken power lines, which means they can get help for both without breaking any rules. But, this help only starts when new money is approved, and there are questions about what exactly should count as "cost-saving" or an "emergency fix."
S. 4900 proposes changes to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to encourage increased preparedness for disasters. The bill aims to support community emergency response teams and similar non-governmental organizations by facilitating agreements...
S. 4900 is a plan to help people and places get ready for disasters by supporting helper groups and giving instructions on being prepared. It wants to make sure everybody knows what to do when something scary happens, like a big storm or fire.
H.R. 9541, also known as the "Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2024" or the "POWER Act of 2024," aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It allows federal agencies to support electric utilities with...
The POWER Act of 2024 is like a helping hand from the government to make sure electric companies can fix and prepare their power lines when disasters, like big storms, happen. It wants to make it easier for these companies to get ready before trouble hits and to bounce back afterward, even if they're already getting other help.
S. 4898, known as the “Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2024,” proposes an amendment to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill aims to recognize extreme heat as a type of major disaster by adding “extreme temperature” to the Act's definition. It clarifies...
In this bill, Congress wants to officially say that really hot weather can be just as big an emergency as things like hurricanes or floods, so the government can step in and help. However, they won't be giving extra money for this right now, and the details on how to handle such hot weather emergencies aren't very clear yet.
H.R. 10088, known as the "Helene Recovery Support Act," aims to allocate funds for disaster assistance and tax benefits related to major disasters. The bill proposes $12.5 billion for FEMA disaster relief for areas impacted by emergencies like Hurricanes Helene and Milton. It...
H.R. 10088 is a plan to give money and help to places hit by big storms, like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and also to take back some money that wasn’t being used. They want to help people by fixing and building things, giving loans, and offering special tax benefits to areas that need the most help.
H. R. 2672, also known as the “FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act,” aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the federal government to reimburse local governments and electric cooperatives for interest expenses on certain...
The "FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act" is a plan to help towns and power groups by paying back the money they spent on interest for loans used to fix things after storms or disasters. This helps them save money when they're trying to make everything better again.
H.R. 7671 is a bill designed to amend a part of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The main purpose of this bill is to allow excess funds from completed disaster recovery projects to be used to cover management costs for other projects. This...
H.R. 7671 is a bill that wants to let places like States and Tribes use leftover money from finished disaster projects to help pay for managing new ones, like cleaning up after big storms, making it easier for them to get things done. Additionally, it wants someone to check how this money is used to make sure it's fair and smart.
S. 4898 seeks to change the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by adding "extreme heat" to the list of conditions that can be recognized as a major disaster. Introduced by Ms. Rosen, this bill aims to ensure that extreme heat events receive the...
The bill wants to change the rules to say that really hot weather, called "extreme heat," can be treated like a big emergency, just like hurricanes or fires, so that the government can help more when it gets too hot.
H.R. 8616, also known as the "Ensuring Quality Investments in Preparedness Act of 2024" or the "EQUIP Act of 2024," proposes to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill requires the President to establish a "disaster deductible" for...
This bill wants to make each state save some money before the President helps them with big disasters, like storms or fires. The amount they have to save is like when you have to save some of your allowance before your parents give you more money for toys.
S. 5489 is a bill that aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by changing the definition of what constitutes a "small impoverished community." Specifically, the bill proposes to increase the population threshold for such a community...
The bill wants to change the rules so that more towns with up to 5,000 people (instead of only up to 3,000) can get extra help from the government after a disaster. This means slightly bigger towns that are struggling will also be able to ask for help when something bad happens, like a big storm.
H. R. 9064, titled the “Energy Storage for Resilient Homes Act,” aims to instruct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to offer financial help for home energy storage systems in individual residences. This assistance will be provided under specific sections of...
H. R. 9064 is a plan to help people get money from the government to buy batteries for their houses, so they can have power even when there's a storm. This help is for people who live in single-family homes, and only if it's a smart choice that saves money.
The bill, H. R. 7671, aims to encourage States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to complete disaster recovery projects by allowing them to use leftover funds for managing other disaster recovery efforts. It amends section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance...
This bill says that after a big storm or disaster, if places like states and tribes have extra money left over from fixing things, they can use that extra money to help with other disaster stuff, like being ready for the next storm. It also wants a check to see if the money is being used wisely.
H.R. 10130, titled the “FEMA for America First Act of 2024,” proposes changes to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill aims to ensure that only "qualified aliens"—as defined by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of...
H.R. 10130 is a bill that wants to change the rules so that only certain people from other countries can get help when there's a big disaster, like a hurricane, in America. It says that some people who are trying to stay in the U.S. for safety, like refugees, might not be able to get this help unless they meet new rules.
H.R. 9121 aims to modify the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian Tribal Governments to request fire management assistance declarations and grants directly. The bill permits tribal leaders to communicate directly with federal...
H.R. 9121 is a plan that lets Native American tribes ask the U.S. government for help with big fires directly, just like how states do when they need help. This way, tribes can get quicker help when there's an emergency with fires.
H. R. 9150 seeks to change the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by adding wildfire smoke to the list of events considered a major disaster. This amendment will make it easier for areas affected by wildfire smoke to receive federal assistance.
H.R. 9150 is a plan to help more people get help from the government if there's a lot of smoke from wildfires. It says this smoke should be treated like a big disaster so people can get extra help if they need it.
H. R. 2672, known as the “FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act,” seeks to change the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill allows the federal government to pay back local governments or electric cooperatives for interest they owe on...
H.R. 2672, also called the "FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act," is like saying the government will help small towns and power companies pay back some extra money they owe after borrowing for emergencies, even if those loans were taken up to seven years ago.
The bill, titled the Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act, proposes amendments to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It aims to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request fire management assistance...
The Fire Management Assistance Grants for Tribal Governments Act lets Indian tribal governments ask for help directly from the government if there's a big fire, kind of like calling for help without needing permission from a park ranger.
H. R. 10052, titled the “Americans First Disaster Relief Act,” proposes to allocate $10 billion out of the Treasury to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to aid recovery efforts under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in response to Hurricane...
Congress is looking at a new rule where they want to give $10 billion to help fix things after a big storm named Hurricane Helene, but they plan to take the same amount of money away from the tax office, and they say none of this help should go to people living in the U.S. without permission.
H.R. 7568, titled the "Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act," aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by setting a consistent deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. The bill proposes that the deadline for individuals...
In this bill, they're trying to make sure people who need help because of a disaster have the same amount of time to ask for it. If someone asks for help a little late, the President can still say yes if they have a good reason.
H.R. 9541 aims to change existing laws so federal agencies can help electric utilities by providing essential support for hazard mitigation. Specifically, the bill allows electric utilities to conduct cost-effective activities to prevent future hazards while also restoring...
H.R. 9541 is like a new rule that lets the government help electric companies fix power lines and also keep them from breaking again in the future. It's like if the government helps fix your broken toy and also helps make it stronger so it won’t break easily next time.
The bill, S. 4654, seeks to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to request fire management assistance directly. Currently, states usually handle these requests, but the bill would enable tribal...
The bill wants to allow Native American tribes to ask for help with fires directly from the government, instead of having to go through states, so they can get the help they need faster and in a way that fits them better.
H. R. 9927 is a bill that aims to terminate the Shelter and Services Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It prohibits any future federal funding from being authorized or made available to FEMA's Shelter and Services Program or any similar program....
H. R. 9927 is a plan to stop giving money to a specific FEMA program that helps with shelters and services. Instead, any leftover money will be used for another emergency help program.
The bill, known as the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act, proposes changes to section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It allows States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to use excess funds from disaster recovery projects to...
The bill wants to let places like states and tribes use leftover money from finished projects to help pay for new ones when bad things happen, like storms. It also asks for a study to see how well this idea works, but it doesn’t give any more money to do it.
H. R. 10069 aims to redirect certain unused funds to the Disaster Relief Fund to support disaster response efforts in the U.S. The referred unused funds are specifically from those available under the "Bilateral Economic Assistance" for the President in the Ukraine Security...
H.R. 10069 wants to take leftover money originally meant to help with economic aid in Ukraine and use it to help the U.S. respond to big disasters, like hurricanes or floods, but it promises to keep using some money to help people who don't have enough food.
S. 3071, also known as the "Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act," proposes changes to section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The bill aims to encourage States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to complete disaster recovery...
The bill wants to help places that have been through big storms or disasters by letting them use leftover money for other storm recovery work or to get ready for future disasters. It also asks for a report to make sure the extra money is used well.
The bill, titled the “Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2024,” aims to improve individual assistance efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide better financial support for repairs and...
The "Disaster Survivors Fairness Act of 2024" is a plan to help people who have their homes damaged by disasters by giving them money to fix things and to stop future problems, like making their houses stronger. It also wants to make sure the help is fair and transparent, but there are worries that some parts are not explained clearly enough, which might make things confusing or unfair for some people.
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