# 119-hr-3549: Critical Businesses Preparedness Act

119-hr-3549, Critical Businesses Preparedness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3549
- Congress: 119
- Title: Critical Businesses Preparedness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create a 30% tax credit for electric generators for critical businesses in FEMA‑identified high‑risk flood or hurricane areas.** The bill would aim to encourage hospitals, nursing homes, grocery stores, gas stations and other designated essential businesses to install backup generators so they can keep operating during major storms and floods. - Hospitals and nursing homes: Would get a tax incentive to install generators so medical care and long‑term care can keep running when power fails. - Grocery stores and gas stations: Would receive the same 30% credit to help keep food and fuel available in outages. - Designated critical businesses: Any trade or business the Treasury Secretary, after consulting FEMA, calls critical after floods or hurricanes would be eligible for the credit on generator purchases and installation. - Tax treatment and limits: The credit would equal 30% of qualified generator expenses. Expenses claimed for the credit could not also be deducted and the property basis would be reduced by the credit amount. - Administration and timing: The Secretary would work with FEMA to define eligible businesses and high‑risk areas, and the credit would be part of the existing general business credit and apply to expenses paid or incurred after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- 30% credit for critical business generators: benefit, high. If enacted, some critical businesses could get a nonrefundable 30% tax credit for buying and installing backup generators. Eligible businesses would be those the Treasury Secretary, after consulting FEMA, calls critical after floods or hurricanes; examples include hospitals, nursing homes, grocery…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3549 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3549)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137)
- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3549 (as of 2026-04-21).