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SAFER Act

USA116th CongressS-4764| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2020
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act or the SAFER Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of allowing private entities to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, such as property acquisition and relocation, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1766
SAFER Act of 2017
Jan 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-364
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1766
    SAFER Act of 2017


  • January 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-364
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

Congressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental healthFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsHousing and community development fundingLand transfersNatural disastersPublic-private cooperation

SAFER Act

USA116th CongressS-4764| Senate 
| Updated: 9/30/2020
Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act or the SAFER Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of allowing private entities to carry out pre-disaster mitigation activities, such as property acquisition and relocation, under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.
View Full Text

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-1766
SAFER Act of 2017
Jan 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-364
Introduced in House
Sep 30, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Sep 30, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-1766
    SAFER Act of 2017


  • January 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-364
    Introduced in House


  • September 30, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 30, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
John Cornyn (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Housing and Community Development

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental healthFloods and storm protectionGovernment studies and investigationsHousing and community development fundingLand transfersNatural disastersPublic-private cooperation