119th Congress

H.R. 5503

Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act

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Sponsor: Nydia M. Velázquez(D-NY)
Introduced: Sep 18, 2025
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committees: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

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Official title: To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States.

Latest action(Sep 19, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Sep 19, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 18, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House