# 119-hr-1374: Securing the Cities Improvement Act

119-hr-1374, Securing the Cities Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1374
- Congress: 119
- Title: Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Refocuses the Securing the Cities program on risk-based city selection and measurable performance.** This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to set clear performance metrics and milestones, let that office designate eligible jurisdictions based on preparedness and threat, and deliver a report to Congress within 2 years. - Cities and local jurisdictions would face a new, risk-based eligibility test that looks at preparedness capacity, relative threat, vulnerability, and potential consequences for nuclear or radiological events. - The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office would have to create and track performance metrics and milestones and monitor program spending against those measures. - The Secretary must report to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs within 2 years on participation, metrics, performance, and planned program changes.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Risk-based city selection and new oversight: mixed, low. If enacted, Homeland Security would change how places are picked for the Securing the Cities program. Jurisdictions would be chosen by risk: local readiness and capacity, level of threat, vulnerability, and likely harm from nuclear or radiological events. DHS would set clear goals and milestones, t…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1514: Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1374 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1374)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1514: Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1374 (as of 2026-07-15).