# 119-hr-744: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

119-hr-744, Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-744
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would let grantees reuse leftover disaster management funds for preparedness, mitigation, and related management costs.** It would define “excess funds for management costs” and let the President make those funds available to grantees and subgrantees for capacity building and management costs tied to disasters, emergencies, preparedness, or mitigation. - Grantees and subgrantees: Could use excess management-cost funds for activities that build capacity to prepare for, recover from, or mitigate major disasters or emergencies, and for management costs tied to disasters, emergencies, preparedness, or mitigation activities. - Timing and scope: Excess funds would remain available to recipients for five years after they are made available. The changes apply only to declarations made on or after enactment and to amounts appropriated on or after enactment. - Oversight: Requires a Government Accountability Office study within 180 days on actual management costs during major disaster declarations and a five-year review of management-cost amounts, uses, and disaster durations. - Funding: The bill states no additional funds are authorized to carry out these amendments.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More flexible disaster grant funds: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the President give leftover disaster grant money to grantees and subgrantees. Leftover 'excess funds for management costs' is the authorized management-cost amount minus what the grantee already spent by grant close. Those excess funds could be used to build capacity,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-744 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/744)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-744 (as of 2026-04-21).