Home Safety: Grants for Disaster Upgrades
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved this bill on August 6, 2026. It now waits for the full Senate to schedule a floor vote. The bill is actively moving through the legislative process.
The bill has strong bipartisan support from two very different senators and addresses the popular goal of reducing disaster costs, though it is still in the early stages of the process.
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The pilot program is built around grants for retrofitting owned residences, so renters do not directly qualify for the assistance even though they may live in homes that could benefit from resilience upgrades. Landlords could theoretically apply on behalf of a rental property, but the bill's language centers on individual homeowners.
“providing grants to individuals for residential resilience retrofits”
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act. The bill establishes a residential retrofit pilot program to help homeowners with limited resources fund improvements like floodproofing, tornado safe rooms, and wind retrofits.
Rep. Chuck Edwards re-introduced the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act to reduce regulatory burdens and create a FEMA pilot program for homeowners to safety-proof their houses. The bill allows states to use the two most recent building code editions when applying for federal disaster grants.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Promoting Resilient Buildings Act
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