# 119-hr-3960: Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025

119-hr-3960, Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3960
- Congress: 119
- Title: Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expedite rebuilding communications infrastructure after major disasters.** This bill would exempt certain communications projects from the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act when a federal authorization is required. A covered project must replace or improve a damaged communications facility within an area with a President-declared major disaster or emergency and be carried out within five years of that declaration. - Households and emergency responders: Faster restoration of phone and internet access could improve emergency alerts and help reconnect families. - Communications providers: Federal permits and approvals for eligible rebuilds would move faster because those authorizations would not be treated as a major Federal action under NEPA. - Tribal nations and historic preservation interests: Projects that meet the bill's criteria would not be considered undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act, limiting NHPA review of effects on historic places. - Federal agencies: Agencies issuing permits or approvals would apply different review rules for covered projects, changing how environmental and historic impacts are handled.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quicker permits to rebuild communications after disasters: benefit, low. If enacted, certain communications rebuild projects after a Presidential disaster would face fewer federal reviews. Federal permits and approvals for these projects would not be treated as a major action under NEPA or an "undertaking" under NHPA. The project would need to be in the declared area, b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3960 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3960)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3960 (as of 2026-04-21).