H.R. 2907

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2907 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2907

To amend section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to provide assistance 
for predisaster hazard mitigation measures, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2025

Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. Bresnahan) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to provide assistance 
for predisaster hazard mitigation measures, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Save Building Resilient 
Infrastructure and Communities Act'' or the ``Save BRIC Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Predisaster mitigation enables actions to be taken 
proactively to reduce loss of life and property by lessening 
the impact of future disasters.
(2) Effective mitigation minimizes the potential loss of 
life and property from a disaster based on identifying and 
understanding the risks in a given area or community.
(3) The United States experienced 27 weather and climate 
disasters with damages exceeding $1,000,000,000 in 2024.
(4) Mitigation can encompass a wide variety of activities, 
including preparation and planning, elevating or moving 
structures prone to flooding, reducing loss of life during 
extreme heat, and hardening structures to mitigate the effects 
of hurricanes or earthquakes.
(5) Scientific research has proven that every $1 invested 
in predisaster mitigation saves up to $13 in disaster recovery 
costs.
(6) In 2019, President Trump created the predisaster 
mitigation program known as Building Resilient Communities and 
Infrastructure (BRIC) because it is prudent from a business and 
insurance perspective.
(7) In 2025, the BRIC program was wrongfully cancelled and 
over $4,000,000,000 of predisaster mitigation grants were 
clawed back from communities vulnerable to disaster damage.

SEC. 3. MANDATORY MITIGATION.

Section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
``shall''; and
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
``shall''.
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