# 117-hr-5689: Resilient AMERICA Act

117-hr-5689, Resilient AMERICA Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5689
- Congress: 117
- Title: Resilient AMERICA Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-10-22
- Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans Act or the Resilient AMERICA Act This bill addresses the issue of U.S. disaster resilience and expands coverage for hazard mitigation. The bill permits the redistribution of hazard mitigation funds unclaimed or unobligated for a major disaster upon the expiration of 84 months or the closeout of the grant, whichever is sooner; increases from 6% to 15% the estimated aggregate amount of grants made for national public infrastructure pre-disaster mitigation assistance; makes private nonprofit facilities eligible for technical and financial assistance in the implementation of cost-effective pre-disaster hazard mitigation measures; and expands the use of hazard mitigation assistance to cover certain activities pertaining to wildfires, tsunamis, and ice storms. Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must (1) set aside 10% of funds made available for any given year to further the implementation of the latest published editions of relevant consensus-based building codes, and (2) carry out a pilot program through which states and localities award grants to individuals for retrofitting their residences with appropriate hazard mitigation measures.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2021-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-04-05T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 383 | 41 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5689)

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