House Bill 5473
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2024
Active
Passed House on Dec 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5473
Congress
118
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
checkPassed on December 11, 2023
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
Summary
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023
This bill modifies two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster preparedness and mitigation programs to allow grants to be used to implement the two latest published editions of building codes instead of only the latest edition.
Specifically, the bill allows (1) grants under the Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program to continue to be used to implement the two latest editions indefinitely; and (2) capitalization grants under the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program to be used to implement the two latest editions instead of only the latest edition.
July 23, 2024
December 12, 2023
December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023
September 14, 2023
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07/23/2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
07/23/2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-194.
04/10/2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
12/12/2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
12/11/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/11/2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
12/11/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6754-6755)
12/11/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5473.
12/11/2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6754-6756)
12/11/2023
Mr. Graves (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/11/2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
12/11/2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-305.
11/15/2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
11/15/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
11/15/2023
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
09/15/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
09/14/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
09/14/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 9, 2024 8:26:11 PM