# 119-hr-10002: Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act

119-hr-10002, Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-13).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10002
- As of: 2026-08-13
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10002
- Congress: 119
- Title: Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-13

## Summary

**Makes federal hazard mitigation under the Stafford Act mandatory rather than optional.** This bill would change Section 404(a) of the Stafford Act by replacing "The President may" with "The President shall", obligating the President to carry out the hazard mitigation program under the Stafford Act.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More disaster protection for homes and small businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the President to carry out the hazard mitigation program under the Stafford Act. It would change the statutory phrase "The President may" to "The President shall" for that program. Households in disaster-prone areas would likely see more federal mitigation projec…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-10002 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10002)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-10061: Wildfire Response and Readiness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10061)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10002 (as of 2026-08-13).