A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act," aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. The primary purpose is to adjust the time period for which certain base and overtime wages are eligible for coverage. These wages are associated with the repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. Specifically, it modifies the timeframe for extra hires used for substantial damage determinations and other activities to facilitate building code implementation.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +2
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
It reduces red tape by extending the window for wage eligibility related to building code enforcement in disaster areas.
- Scored +1
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?
The bill aids in the timely repair and restoration of damaged infrastructure through extended wage eligibility for enforcement.
- Scored +1
Would union members be better off under this?
It provides extended wage eligibility for extra hires used in disaster-related reconstruction activities.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Extended timeframe for building code enforcement: The bill allows for activities used to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of adopted building codes to occur for a period of not more than 2 years after a date selected by the recipient. This could be positive as it provides a specific window for these essential activities (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
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.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — It reduces red tape by extending the window for wage eligibility related to building code enforcement in disaster areas. Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill aids in the timely repair and restoration of damaged infrastructure through extended wage eligibility for enforcement.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would union members be better off under this? — It provides extended wage eligibility for extra hires used in disaster-related reconstruction activities.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — By extending the window for wage eligibility for building code enforcement, it supports continued employment in disaster recovery sectors.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — By streamlining building code enforcement, it facilitates more efficient reconstruction of damaged housing.
- 8/6/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Joni ErnstRepublican · Iowa