Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
The Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2025 aims to amend laws regarding disaster recovery and building code implementation. It updates the definition of "latest published editions" for consensus-based codes to mean the two most recently published editions. The bill also amends the Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund Program. Additionally, it establishes a Residential Retrofit and Resilience Pilot Program. This pilot program allows the FEMA Administrator to provide assistance to States and local governments for residential resilience grants.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill establishes a residential resilience pilot program to provide grants for home retrofits and updates building code definitions.
- Scored +4
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill mandates that the pilot program prioritizes grants for individuals demonstrating financial need.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill funds retrofits to mitigate risks from natural disasters like wildfires and floods.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Disaster Resilience for Homes: The bill creates a pilot program for "residential resilient retrofits" which are designed to increase the resilience of existing homes against natural disaster hazards (Section 4(a)(i)).
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Specific Home Improvements: Individuals may benefit from various retrofits such as home and utility elevations, floodproofing, tornado safe rooms, seismic retrofits, wildfire mitigation, and wind retrofits like roof replacements and hurricane straps (Section 4(a)(B)).
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Support for those in Need: In the pilot program, the Administrator is directed to ensure that grants are provided to individuals who demonstrate financial need (Section 4(e)).
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Adherence to Modern Standards: Retrofits are intended to be consistent with the two most recently published editions of relevant codes and standards to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of building users (Section 4(a)(ii)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limited Program Funding: The assistance for the residential pilot program is capped at no more than 10 percent of the assistance made available to applicants under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Section 4(c)).
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Limited Program Duration: The residential resilience pilot program is scheduled to terminate on September 30, 2030 (Section 4(d)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill mandates that the pilot program prioritizes grants for individuals demonstrating financial need. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill provides assistance for residential retrofits that increase home resilience against disasters. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill helps protect residential structures against local natural disaster hazards. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The bill helps protect residential structures against local natural disaster hazards.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill establishes a residential resilience pilot program to provide grants for home retrofits and updates building code definitions. Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill funds retrofits to mitigate risks from natural disasters like wildfires and floods.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill provides grants for residential resilience retrofits like elevations and floodproofing to protect homes. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The bill directs the FEMA Administrator to prioritize grant recipients who demonstrate financial need.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill aims to reduce future disaster impacts and Federal disaster payments through residential resilience investments.
- 10/3/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-319.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.
- 6/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2025
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 1/17/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 1/16/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Dina TitusDemocrat · Nevada