# 119-hr-10281: FEMA for Safe Recovery Act

119-hr-10281, FEMA for Safe Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10281
- Congress: 119
- Title: FEMA for Safe Recovery Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**This bill would require FEMA and its partners to prioritize and prevent gender-based violence, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation in disaster response.** It would fold trauma-informed care into crisis counseling, case management, sheltering, and temporary housing operations. - Survivors: Would get trauma-informed crisis counseling and case management that specifically addresses gender-based violence, trafficking, and sexual exploitation. Shelters and temporary housing would need trained victim-service staff, multilingual information, and protocols that prioritize safe relocation. - Emergency managers and FEMA: Would have to issue regulations and guidance within 1 year that create operational rules like a joint federal-local violence-response headquarters, longer-term staff assignments, revised check-in practices, and non-adjudicatory reporting processes for housing complaints. - States, tribes, and service providers: Would be required participants in consultation and training while keeping flexibility. FEMA would define which GBV-related expenses can be reimbursed under disaster assistance and train field staff on eligible costs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More case management and reimbursements: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Stafford Act case management program would explicitly include help for gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. FEMA would also have to decide which GBV-related costs are eligible under its Public Assistance and Individual Assistance programs and train fiel…
- New FEMA rules to prevent violence: benefit, low. If enacted, FEMA would have to issue rules within one year to prevent gender-based violence, trafficking, and sexual exploitation in disaster response and temporary shelters. The rules would include a joint federal-local violence-response headquarters, shelter signage and multilingual materials, gu…
- FEMA staff training on survivors: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require all FEMA employees to get training on how to identify, care for, and refer victims of gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, and trafficking. The text does not set aside funding amounts for the training. The training would apply across the Agency.
- Limits and funding conditions preserved: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Act would be carried out only if Congress provides funding. The bill would also say it does not require FEMA to hire new permanent staff or open new offices. It would not override state, local, Tribal, or territorial emergency authorities and would allow local governments to set str…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10281 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10281)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10281 (as of 2026-09-24).