# 119-s-388: Promoting Resilient Buildings Act

119-s-388, Promoting Resilient Buildings Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-24).

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- As of: 2026-09-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-388
- Congress: 119
- Title: Promoting Resilient Buildings Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Promoting resilient buildings** by clarifying which building-code editions FEMA counts, banning certain loan uses for code activities, and creating a pilot to fund home resilience retrofits. - Homeowners and low-income families: FEMA grants would flow to individuals for residential resilience retrofits that cut risk from local natural hazards. Individuals must show financial need and the pilot can use up to 10% of annual predisaster mitigation funds; the pilot ends after FY2030. - State, local, and tribal governments: The bill defines the applicable building codes as the two most recently published editions when FEMA considers code adoption for predisaster mitigation awards. This gives states clearer guidance on which code editions qualify. - Loan programs and local code support: The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund may no longer be used by states or tribes to provide loans for building code and standards activities, narrowing eligible uses of that loan fund.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New code rules for mitigation grants: mixed, low. This bill would change how key terms are defined for the federal predisaster hazard mitigation program. It would define “latest published editions” to mean the two most recently published editions of relevant consensus-based building codes, specifications, and standards. It would also reorganize th…

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- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-3524: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/388)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-3524: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3524)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-388 (as of 2026-09-24).