# 119-s-5466: FASTER Act

119-s-5466, FASTER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5466
- Congress: 119
- Title: FASTER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**This bill creates a FEMA grant program to help local fire departments reduce injuries from in-home falls and speed emergency response for adults aged 65 and older.** It funds home-safety fixes, community paramedicine staffing, and health-data sharing so firefighters can prevent and respond faster to senior emergencies. - Seniors and households: Funds home modifications and services like grab bars, trip-hazard removal, smoke detector work, lock box installation, medication risk checks, and referrals to education aimed at reducing falls for adults 65 and older. - Fire departments and responders: Makes career, combination, and volunteer departments eligible for competitive 3-year grants to hire or fund community paramedicine and allied professionals and to run outreach and safety programs. - Accountability and oversight: Requires performance metrics, data submission, GAO audit access, and allows funding suspension for substantial noncompliance; the program sunsets in 2036. *Authorizes new federal spending of $28 million through FY2035 and allows FEMA to use up to 5% of annual appropriations for administration.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fire department fall-prevention grants: benefit, low. If enacted, FEMA would run competitive 3-year grants for career, combination, and volunteer fire departments to prevent falls for adults 65 and older. Grants would pay for devices like lock boxes, smoke detector installation and batteries, small home fixes (hand rails, flatten rugs), and staff for…
- FASTER grant funding schedule: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would authorize specific yearly funding for the FEMA grant program. It would provide $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028; $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2029, 2030, and 2031; $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2032, 2033, and 2034; and $7,000,000 for…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1968: Working Waterfronts Act of 2025
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5466 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5466)

## Related
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1968: Working Waterfronts Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1968)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-3659: SECURE Minerals Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3659)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5466 (as of 2026-10-09).