Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
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This bill directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive study on the feasibility of establishing a federal buyout program for homeowners in areas prone to catastrophic wildfires . The study will analyze how federal grant programs could be utilized to purchase properties from willing homeowners, both proactively before a disaster and reactively after one. It also requires the Comptroller General to compile recommendations for developing a national database of existing federal property buyouts and improving information exchange between FEMA and HUD regarding ongoing buyout processes. Furthermore, the study must compare a potential new wildfire buyout program with existing disaster buyout initiatives, such as those for floodplains, and recommend which federal entity should administer it. It will also provide crucial land use recommendations for properties acquired through buyouts, focusing on strategies to reduce future wildfire risks and protect lives and property. The Comptroller General is also tasked with defining key terms, analyzing the program's economic impacts and costs, and submitting a detailed report to Congress within 12 months.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Emergency Management
Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act
USA119th CongressHR-2428| House
| Updated: 3/27/2025
This bill directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive study on the feasibility of establishing a federal buyout program for homeowners in areas prone to catastrophic wildfires . The study will analyze how federal grant programs could be utilized to purchase properties from willing homeowners, both proactively before a disaster and reactively after one. It also requires the Comptroller General to compile recommendations for developing a national database of existing federal property buyouts and improving information exchange between FEMA and HUD regarding ongoing buyout processes. Furthermore, the study must compare a potential new wildfire buyout program with existing disaster buyout initiatives, such as those for floodplains, and recommend which federal entity should administer it. It will also provide crucial land use recommendations for properties acquired through buyouts, focusing on strategies to reduce future wildfire risks and protect lives and property. The Comptroller General is also tasked with defining key terms, analyzing the program's economic impacts and costs, and submitting a detailed report to Congress within 12 months.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee