US Congress House Bill 5177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-05-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Mitigation Investment Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under such Act if, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing an approved state building code. To be eligible for such increased federal contributions, a state must submit its building code to the President for approval. The President shall approve such a code upon determining that it: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code; (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of such nationally recognized code; and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of previously approved state building codes. Recipients may use hazard mitigation assistance received under such Act to conduct activities to help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a flood. States and local governments may use technical and financial assistance received under such Act to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures to establish and operate a building department and carry out enforcement activities to implement an approved state building code. In determining whether to provide such assistance, the President shall take into account the extent to which a state or local government is carrying out activities to implement an approved state building code. The National Advisory Council shall commence a comprehensive study to evaluate disaster costs and losses and develop recommendations for reducing them. FEMA shall conduct a pilot program to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments to aid and encourage the adoption and active enforcement of nationally recognized model building codes, state building codes, and related mitigation measures.

National Mitigation Investment Act

Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-05-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2016-05-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2016-05-10	House	Introduced in House

HB1748 (Related) 2015-04-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5177/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5177/BILLS-114hr5177ih.pdf