# 119-hr-7111: Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2026

119-hr-7111, Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7111
- Congress: 119
- Title: Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Emergency preparedness** for federal prisons would be strengthened. This bill would require annual, facility-level disaster reports and change the National Institute of Corrections board to focus on emergency planning. - Inmates and staff: Facilities would have to report yearly on physical damage, injuries or deaths, and access to medical care, food, drinkable water, personal protective equipment, hygiene items, special diets, visitation, education and work programs, grievance outcomes, and whether home confinement or early release was considered. - Bureau of Prisons and contract prisons: Reports must include corrective actions, a timeline to modernize emergency plans, cost and repair estimates, legislative recommendations, and the Director would appoint an official to lead the corrective action plan within 90 days. - National Institute of Corrections and corrections leadership: The NIC board would expand from 10 to 14 members and add seats for a formerly incarcerated advocate, an emergency management accreditation expert, a public health expert on communicable disease, and a union representative. The NIC must hold at least one public field hearing within 1 year on integrating emergency preparedness and recovery into facility plans.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New correctional emergency board members: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would expand the National Institute of Corrections board from 10 to 14 members and add four new member types. New seats would include someone with lived prison experience or advocacy for incarcerated people, an emergency response coordinator who created an accreditation program…
- Prison disaster reporting and plans: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define when a prison event counts as a "major disaster." It would require the Bureau of Prisons to send an annual damage report for every BOP facility and contract prison hit by a major disaster to specified Congressional committees, the GAO, and the DOJ Inspector General…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7111 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7111)

## 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-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7111 (as of 2026-04-21).