National Mitigation Investment Act
Latest action · May 11, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Mitigation Investment Act
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to increase the maximum total of contributions for a major disaster by an amount equal to 4% of the estimated aggregate amount of grants to be made under such Act if, at the time of a declaration of a major disaster, the affected state has in effect and is actively enforcing an approved state building code.
To be eligible for such increased federal contributions, a state must submit its building code to the President for approval. The President shall approve such a code upon determining that it: (1) is consistent with the most recent version of a nationally recognized model building code; (2) has been adopted by the state within six years of the most recent version of such nationally recognized code; and (3) uses the nationally recognized code as a minimum standard.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall set appropriate standards for the periodic update, resubmittal, and approval of previously approved state building codes.
Recipients may use hazard mitigation assistance received under such Act to conduct activities to help reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a flood.
States and local governments may use technical and financial assistance received under such Act to implement predisaster hazard mitigation measures to establish and operate a building department and carry out enforcement activities to implement an approved state building code. In determining whether to provide such assistance, the President shall take into account the extent to which a state or local government is carrying out activities to implement an approved state building code.
The National Advisory Council shall commence a comprehensive study to evaluate disaster costs and losses and develop recommendations for reducing them.
FEMA shall conduct a pilot program to award grants to state, local, and tribal governments to aid and encourage the adoption and active enforcement of nationally recognized model building codes, state building codes, and related mitigation measures.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2016 to Dec 6, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 10, 2016 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 27, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | May 27, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jun 9, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 15, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jun 21, 2016 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 12, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 25, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Dec 6, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 10, 2016 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- May 10, 2016Introduced in House
- May 10, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 73, May 10, 2016, page H2214.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-40 | CONTROLLING THE RISING COST OF FEDERAL RESPONSES TO DISASTER122 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | May 12, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1748 | Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 14, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve disaster mitigation programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Mitigation Investment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Building construction
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Intergovernmental relations
- Seashores and lakeshores
- State and local government operations
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
