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119-hr-5503119th CongressWALLET

Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act

Sponsored By: Representative Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

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Summary

Strengthening disaster recovery in U.S. territories. This bill would create a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program inside FEMA to continuously identify and address capability gaps that slow recovery after major disasters.

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  • Territorial governments and local agencies would get tailored technical assistance, training, and best practices to improve grant applications and manage recovery projects.
  • Communities and households in territories would see focused support for rebuilding infrastructure, providing interim and long-term housing, restoring health and community services, and promoting economic recovery.
  • FEMA and federal recovery operations would gain continuous gap analysis, feedback mechanisms, and local collaboration to make recovery efforts more timely and locally informed.

*Would authorize $50.0 million per year from 2026 through 2030, totaling $250.0 million in authorized funding and increasing federal spending over that period.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More FEMA disaster help for territories

If enacted, FEMA would set up a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program within 1 year. The program would find and fix gaps in disaster recovery for U.S. territories, with an initial study and then updates every 2 years. FEMA would provide territory‑specific training, best practices, and hands‑on help, tailored for remote areas, language needs, and slow internet. FEMA would report to Congress every 2 years, with a final report on whether to continue. The bill would authorize $50 million each year for FY2026–FY2030, totaling $250 million, to run this work.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

NY • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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