H.R. 10980House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes.

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The Promoting Resilient Buildings Act amends the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify how building‑code standards are referenced in the federal pre‑disaster hazard mitigation program. It adds definitions for “latest published editions” of consensus‑based codes and for “small impoverished community,” helping guide the use of up‑to‑date building standards in disaster preparedness.

Key Provisions

Adds a definition of “latest published editions” meaning the two most recent editions of relevant consensus‑based building codes, specifications, and standards.
Introduces a definition for “small impoverished community” within the pre‑disaster hazard mitigation section.
Specifies that these definition changes apply only to the pre‑disaster hazard mitigation program under the Stafford Act and do not affect other programs.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

November 10, 2026

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Introduced in House

November 10, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

November 10, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 10, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10980

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2026

Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act.

Promoting resilient buildings

(a)

Predisaster hazard mitigation

Section 203(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)) is amended—

(1)

by striking the subsection heading and inserting Definitions;

(2)

by striking In this section, the term and inserting the following:

(2)

Small impoverished community

The term

; and

(3)

by inserting before paragraph (2), as so designated, the following:

In this section:

(1)

Latest published editions

The term latest published editions means the 2 most recently published editions of relevant consensus-based codes, specifications, and standards.

(b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to affect any program other than the predisaster hazard mitigation program established under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133).