Bill · H.R. 2907· House(119-HR-2907)
Save BRIC Act
- Introduced
- 4/14/2025
- Last activity
- 4/14/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Sponsored by
- Greg Stanton
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Save BRIC Act," aims to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It seeks to change the President's authority regarding predisaster hazard mitigation from discretionary to mandatory. By replacing the word "may" with "shall," the bill requires the President to provide assistance for these mitigation measures. This change is intended to address the previous cancellation of the Building Resilient Communities and Infrastructure (BRIC) program.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?+8
The bill mandates the provision of assistance for predisaster mitigation through the Stafford Act.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+6
The bill mandates assistance for hazard mitigation to protect against environmental disasters like hurricanes and floods.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+5
The bill promotes economic efficiency by investing in mitigation that saves significant future recovery costs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Proactive Disaster Reduction: The bill aims to enable actions that reduce the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of future disasters (Section 2).
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Economic Efficiency: Scientific research cited in the bill suggests that every $1 invested in predisaster mitigation can save up to $13 in disaster recovery costs (Section 2).
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Diverse Protection Measures: The legislation supports a wide variety of activities to protect people, such as elevating structures prone to flooding, reducing loss of life during extreme heat, and hardening structures against hurricanes or earthquakes (Section 2).
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Mandatory Assistance: By changing "may" to "shall" in subsections (b) and (c) of section 203, the bill makes the provision of assistance for mitigation measures a requirement rather than an option (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Disaster Relief And F E M A+8Improves Environmental Protections+6
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+5Improves Fiscal Responsibility+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+5
- 5/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/14/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Robert BresnahanRepublican · Pennsylvania
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · California
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · California