119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jan 14, 2025
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
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Latest action (Jan 15, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Emergency Management
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jan 14, 2025)
Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
This bill modifies the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Specifically, the bill
• increases the amount that may be set aside from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund for BRIC from 6% to 15% of certain disaster grant amounts;
• authorizes FEMA to set aside 2% from the BRIC 15% set-aside for assistance with community planning and capacity building;
• provides a 90% federal cost share for BRIC grants to environmental justice communities, and increases the maximum number of people in small impoverished communities, which are also eligible for the 90% BRIC federal cost share; and
Show the full summary (5 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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7 citations.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$520,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$540,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$506,440
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$465,758
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$442,147
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$435,663
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Disaster Planning/Emergencies
$424,512
Spent on own lobbying
….R.316 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. H.R.403 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.501 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing