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Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

USA117th CongressHR-6138| House 
| Updated: 12/2/2021
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Specifically, the bill increases FEMA's set-aside for pre-disaster mitigation assistance from 6% to 15% of certain grant amounts; provides for a 2% set-aside for community planning and capacity building assistance; and authorizes FEMA to develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into the National Risk Index, cost-benefit analyses, and improved codes, specifications, and standards to address natural hazards. FEMA must prioritize applicants for assistance with the highest hazard risk in coordination with FEMA's National Risk Index, environmental justice communities, and low-income communities (current law covers the latter though this bill modifies the number of individuals in such communities); provide community outreach; and establish a central federal database to consolidate funding data collected by all local, state, and federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and pre-disaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project, funding source, and hazard types using a user-friendly database and interactive map.
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Timeline
Dec 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • December 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • December 2, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • December 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Emergency Management

Air qualityBuilding constructionClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Government lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersRefugees, asylum, displaced persons

Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

USA117th CongressHR-6138| House 
| Updated: 12/2/2021
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Specifically, the bill increases FEMA's set-aside for pre-disaster mitigation assistance from 6% to 15% of certain grant amounts; provides for a 2% set-aside for community planning and capacity building assistance; and authorizes FEMA to develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into the National Risk Index, cost-benefit analyses, and improved codes, specifications, and standards to address natural hazards. FEMA must prioritize applicants for assistance with the highest hazard risk in coordination with FEMA's National Risk Index, environmental justice communities, and low-income communities (current law covers the latter though this bill modifies the number of individuals in such communities); provide community outreach; and establish a central federal database to consolidate funding data collected by all local, state, and federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and pre-disaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project, funding source, and hazard types using a user-friendly database and interactive map.
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Timeline
Dec 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Dec 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Dec 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • December 2, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • December 2, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • December 2, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Eric Swalwell

Eric Swalwell

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (4)
Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Emergency Management

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityBuilding constructionClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommunity life and organizationDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Government lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersRefugees, asylum, displaced persons