# 119-s-773: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

119-s-773, Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-773
- Congress: 119
- Title: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would let States, Indian Tribes, and Territories _redirect excess funds for management costs_ from closed disaster recovery grants to pay management, preparedness, and mitigation for other disaster projects.** It ties that reuse to grants and appropriations made after enactment and relies on existing appropriations rather than new money. - States, Tribes, Territories: Grants could keep unused management funding from closed awards and use it for management activities or to build recovery capacity for up to five years after the funds are made available. - Disaster programs and communities: The bill would let those excess management funds be spent on preparing for, recovering from, or mitigating major disasters and emergencies across eligible recovery, preparedness, and mitigation activities under the Stafford Act. - Oversight and limits: The bill would require a Government Accountability Office study within 180 days to analyze actual management costs and timelines for major disasters. The changes apply only to disaster declarations and appropriations made on or after enactment and do not authorize additional appropriations.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States and tribes can reuse disaster funds: mixed, medium. This bill would let grantees keep leftover management-cost dollars when a disaster grant closes. Those excess funds could be used to build capacity, prepare for, recover from, or lessen disaster harm. The funds could also pay management costs for other disasters, emergencies, preparedness, or mitig…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-315: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-773 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/773)

## Related
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- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-315: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-315)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-773 (as of 2026-04-21).