Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10980

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2026

Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Resilient Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING RESILIENT BUILDINGS.

(a) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation.--Section 203(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)) is amended-- (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting ``Definitions''; (2) by striking ``In this section, the term'' and inserting the following: ``(2) Small impoverished community.--The term''; and (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so designated, the following: ``In this section: ``(1) Latest published editions.--The term `latest published editions' means the 2 most recently published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards.''. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect any program other than the predisaster hazard mitigation program established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133). <all>