A Senate committee will mark up House-passed legislation this week that supporters say will give local governments, builders and homeowners flexibility in rebuilding following natural disasters.
Currently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is only allowed to consider the latest edition of building codes when implementing disaster mitigation plans.
The “Promoting Resilient Buildings Act,” H.R. 5473, would update two programs at FEMA to allow consideration of the two latest editions instead.
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled a markup for the bill Wednesday. A host of other bills will also be considered.
