Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
A Democratic bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors
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
The Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act seeks to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It aims to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close out disaster recovery projects. The bill authorizes the use of excess funds from management costs for other disaster recovery purposes. These excess funds are defined as the difference between authorized management costs and the actual amount expended by the grantee. This change applies to declarations made and funding appropriated on or after the date of enactment.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?
The bill authorizes the use of excess management cost funds for disaster mitigation and capacity building for up to five years.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill provides more flexible funding for disaster mitigation which can assist rural communities vulnerable to disasters.
- Scored +3
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates a GAO study to report on management costs and their use during disaster declarations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Capacity for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: The bill allows excess funds for management costs to be used for activities associated with building capacity to prepare for, recover from, or mitigate the impacts of a major disaster or emergency (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 3, clause A).
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Flexibility in Managing Disaster Costs: Grantees or subgrantees can use excess funds for management costs associated with major disasters, emergencies, disaster preparedness measures, or specific mitigation activities (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 3, clause B).
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Extended Availability of Funds: The excess funds made available to a grantee or subgrantee remain available for up to 5 years after they are made available (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No New Funding Authorized: The bill explicitly states that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the amendments (Section 2, subsection b, paragraph 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.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster? — The bill authorizes the use of excess management cost funds for disaster mitigation and capacity building for up to five years.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill provides more flexible funding for disaster mitigation which can assist rural communities vulnerable to disasters.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill mandates a GAO study to report on management costs and their use during disaster declarations.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill incentivizes the closing of disaster recovery projects by allowing the reuse of existing management cost savings.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/10/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/27/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia
Mike RoundsRepublican · South Dakota
Roger WickerRepublican · Mississippi