To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023.

H.R.132 amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster,H.R.176 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. H.R.189 require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities. H.R.243 amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs,H.R.259 provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistanceH.R.318 - Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2023 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses.H.R.369 require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials.H.R.480 amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistanceH.R.482 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 H.R.550 direct the Administrator of the NOAA to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detectionS.116 - amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief fundingH.R.600 waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.662 amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers. S.180 amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers,S.188 - direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, H.R.868 shorten the review period for the Congressional review of termination of certain national emergenciesH.R.934 require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires.S.310 to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal,H.R.1009 require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts,. S.479 modify the fire management assistance cost share, S.485 amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, H.R.1236 establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects H.R.1242 - make improvements to the role of the Department of Defense in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires. H.R.1331treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. S.555 improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture.H.R.1517 / S.747 authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms H.R.1586 allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. H.R.1605 authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program. S.764 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona.S.796 - A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.S.820 - A bill to add the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group.H.R.1796 - To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency,. H.R.2371 ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disastersH.R.2505 require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures H.R.2619amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits.H.R.2672/ S 1180 amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses. H.R.2683 amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. S.1284 improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather.H.R.2966/ S 1370 reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration.H.R.3192 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. S.1528 streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors. H.R.3219 provide for a moratorium on evictions from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster or emergency. H.R.3275 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire. H.R.3296 provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.H.R.3301 provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. H.R.3439/ S 1715 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire. H.R.3525 - establish a Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program. H.R.3615 direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires.H.R.3626 amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants. H.R.3655 enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters. S.1686 - A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program. S.1719 amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas.H.R.3777 - amend Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster. S.1764 improve Federal activities relating to wildfires. S.1858 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.4069 increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas. H.R.4070 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. H.R.4235 direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program. H.R.4247 direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the California snowpack and flood mitigation. S.2029 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. S.2097 - amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other programs. H.R.4295 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.4296 direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change.H.R.4305/S 2106 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. H.R.4539/S. 2236 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses.H.R.4584 improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks.H.R.4774 direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals. H.R.4866 direct the NOAA to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration. H.R.4970 provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires H.R.5057 require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disasterS.2698 require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. H.R.5122 amend title 10, United States Code, to include the hardening of infrastructure in support of disaster mitigation in the definition of humanitarian and civic assistance. H.R.5201 amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the mitigation of cybersecurity risks by FEMA H.R.5250 Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.5343 - Federal Disaster Responsibility Act S.2721 appropriate amounts to carry out the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. S.2749 - Wildfire Resilient Communities ActS.2779 amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience H.R.5473 amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes. H.R.5574 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. H.R.5599 - establish FEMA as a cabinet-level independent agency. S.2845 prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of HUD from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the SBAH.R.5626 require rulemaking by the Administrator of the FEMA to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance. H.R.5795 To direct the heads of Federal agencies and departments to publish certain data with respect to disaster relief. H.R.5863 - Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.2961 ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the FEMA, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs H.R.5873 provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses with respect to certain major disasters occurring in 2023 H.R.5940 establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of HUD to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program. S.3043 - Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.3067 - Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act S.3071 - Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act H.R.6029 provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency.H.R.6080/ S 3120 require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings.H.R.6084 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. H.R.6093 improve the NOAA's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data H.R.6108 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster S.3147 modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency H.R.6155 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency H.R.6311/ S 3261 require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy. H.R.6435 ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance. H.R.6450/ S 3338 - To provide for a National Disaster Safety Board H.R.6497 amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act H.R.6567 require FEMA 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 H.R.6861 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expendituresH.R.6882 enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather S.3468 require rulemaking by the Administrator of FEMA to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance.H.R.6994 require the reopening of covered recreation sites closed due to a natural disasterH.R.6997 establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removalH.R.7043 direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. S.3606 - A bill to reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977. H.R.7061 provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by the wildfires on Maui, and for other purpose. H.R.7070 direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects. S.3642 direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the NOAA to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States. S.3711 provide tax relief with respect to certain wildfire relief payments.S.3777 - A bill to require Congress to budget in advance for disasters. H.R.7568 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.7604/ S 3896 provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023. H.R.7666 - require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction. H.R.7849 - To amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish an individual household disaster mitigation program. S.3976 - amend the IRS Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for personal casualty losses as in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 115-97 (commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"). S.4181 require the development of a workforce plan for the FEMA S.4203 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide emergency relief to producers that experienced losses as a result of disasters occurring in 2023. S.4343 - A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated program within the NOAA that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface H.R.8456 require the Administrator of the FEMA and the Secretary of HUD to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery. S.4373 provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations. H.R.8582 - To improve Federal disaster management and response for disadvantaged communities. H.R.8616 - amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish a disaster deductible for each State to offset the amount provided to such State in response to a major disaster. S.4446 - amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures. S.4480 direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide to rural communities technical assistance in recovering from disasters. H.R.8716 appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.H.R.8790 - To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands. S.4628 improve wildfire mitigation, management, and recovery. H.R.8846 provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters relating to severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. H.R.9037 require the development of a workforce plan for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. H.R.9064 - Energy Storage for Resilient Homes ActH.R.9081 for emergency tax relief for taxpayers affected by the severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in certain Iowa countiesH.R.9121 - To amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian Tribal Governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants. H.R.9219 establish the Federal Commission on Weather Risk Data and Modeling.S.4806 - A bill to exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires. S.4900 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures. H.R.9680 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand ligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster. Senate Version: S.5134 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster.H.R.9702 - Wildfire Coordination Act H.R.9703 direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.H.R.9750 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2024 H.R.9760 establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program. H.R.9771 amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support research into the effects of extreme weather on the subsurface natural and built environment, to support engineering standards and building codes for resilient designs against multihazards. S.5067 improve individual assistance provided by FEMA.H.R.9908 direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.H.R.9905 supplemental appropriations for disaster relief in response to Hurricane Helene. (Jared Moskowitz, D-FL-23) H.R.9908 establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite. (Brittany Pettersen, D-CO-7) H.R.9909 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide a credit for hazard mitigation projects in connection with certain working waterfront property. (Chellie Pingree, D-ME-1) H.R.9935 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for the addition of skirting to certain manufactured homes. (Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-WA-3) H.R.10203 provide tax relief for damages relating to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. (Vern Buchanan, R-FL-16) H.R.10211 authorize the Secretary of HUD to make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes to support local resiliency efforts. (Jason Crow, D-CO-6) H.R.10213 - To establish a whole-home repairs program for eligible homeowners and eligible landlords. (Mike Flood, R-NE-1) H.R.10232 amend the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures. (Joe Neguse, D-CO-2) H.R.10235 - To require the Administrator of the FEMA to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding. (Mike Quigley, D-IL-5) Senate Version: S.5386 require the Administrator of the FEMA to carry out a pilot program to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of that mapped data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to help understand and mitigate the risk of such flooding. (Dick Durbin, D-IL) H.R.10380 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to allow a portion of general business credit carryforwards to be transferred by certain taxpayers affected by Federally declared disasters. (Greg Stuebe, R-FL-17) Senate Version: S.5457 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to allow a portion of general business credit carryforwards to be transferred by certain taxpayers affected by Federally declared disasters. (Lindsey Graham, R-SC) S.5466 amend the IRS Code of 1986 to provide an advance refundable credit to offset certain flood insurance premiums. (Bill Cassidy, R-LA) S.5532 establish a Wildfire Intelligence Center. (Alex Padilla, D-CA) H.R.10523 establish and carry out a Federal Wildfire Relief Fund. (John Curtis, R-UT-3) S.5601 improve the NOAA's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data. (Maria Cantwell, D-WA) S.5561 establish a Federal standard in order to improve the Nation's resilience to current and future flood risk. (Chris Van Hollen, D-MD)

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.132 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.176 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. H.R.189 - To require that only two alternatives be considered for proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes. H.R.243 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes. H.R.259 - To provide for an online repository for reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.318 - Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2023 - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses. H.R.369 - To require the NIST to conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials. H.R.480 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.482 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 H.R.550 - To direct the Administrator of the NOAA to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes. S.116 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding, and for other purposes. H.R.600 - To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.662 - To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.180 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.188 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.868 - To shorten the review period for the Congressional review of termination of certain national emergencies, and for other purposes. H.R.934 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. S.310 - A bill to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.1009 - To require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, and for other purposes. S.479 - A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes. S.485 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes. H.R.1236 - To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposesH.R.1242 - To make improvements to the role of the DOD in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires. H.R.1331 - To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. S.555 - A bill to improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R.1517 / S.747 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. H.R.1586 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. H.R.1605 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.764 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona. S.796 - A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes. S.820 - A bill to add the CPSC to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group. H.R.1796 - To improve individual assistance provided by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.2371 - To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.2505 - To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures, and for other purposes. H.R.2619 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits. H.R.2672/ S 1180 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. H.R.2683 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.1284 - A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. H.R.2966/ S 1370 - To reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the SBA, and for other purposes. H.R.3192 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. S.1528 - A bill to streamline information sharing among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - To provide for a moratorium on evictions from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.3275 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the FEMA, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other purposes. H.R.3296 - To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. H.R.3301 - To provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. H.R.3439/ S 1715 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.3525 - To establish a Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes.H.R.3615 - To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes.H.R.3626 - To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes. H.R.3655 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. S.1686 - A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the HUD Secretary to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.1719 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes.H.R.3777 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.1764 - A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes. S.1858 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.4069 - To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. H.R.4070 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. H.R.4235 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes. H.R.4247 - To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the California snowpack and flood mitigation, and for other purposes. S.2029 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. S.2097 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other programs. H.R.4295 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.4296 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes.H.R.4305/S 2106 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. H.R.4539/S. 2236 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. H.R.4584 - To improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks, and for other purposes. H.R.4774 - To direct the Administrator of the FEMA to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals, and for other purposes. H.R.4866 - To direct the Administrator of the NOAA to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes. H.R.4970 - To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires. H.R.5057 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster.S.2698 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. H.R.5122 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the hardening of infrastructure in support of disaster mitigation in the definition of humanitarian and civic assistance. H.R.5201 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the mitigation of cybersecurity risks by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.5250 - Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.5343 - Federal Disaster Responsibility Act S.2721 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. S.2749 - Wildfire Resilient Communities Act S.2779 - A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, and for other purposes. H.R.5473 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. H.R.5574 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. H.R.5599 - To establish the FEMA as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes. S.2845 - A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the HUD from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration. H.R.5626 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.5795 - To direct the heads of Federal agencies and departments to publish certain data with respect to disaster relief, and for other purposes. H.R.5863 - Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.2961 - A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes. H.R.5873 - To provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses with respect to certain major disasters occurring in 2023. H.R.5940 - To establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.3043 - Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.3067 - Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act S.3071 - Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act H.R.6029 - To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.6080/ S 3120 - To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. H.R.6084 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. H.R.6093 - To improve the NOAA's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. H.R.6108 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.3147 - A bill to modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency, and for other purposes. H.R.6155 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.6311/ S 3261 - To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes. H.R.6435 - To ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6450/ S 3338 - To provide for a National Disaster Safety Board, and for other purposes. H.R.6497 - To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.6567 - To require the FEMA 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. H.R.6861 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expenditures.H.R.6882 - To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. S.3468 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6994 - To require the reopening of covered recreation sites closed due to a natural disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6997 - To establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.7043 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, and for other purposes. S.3606 - A bill to reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes. H.R.7061 - To provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by the wildfires on Maui, and for other purpose. H.R.7070 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.3642 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the NOAA to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States, and for other purposes. S.3711 - A bill to provide tax relief with respect to certain wildfire relief payments. S.3777 - A bill to require Congress to budget in advance for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.7568 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.7604/ S 3896 - To provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023, and for other purposes. H.R.7666 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction. H.R.7849 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish an individual household disaster mitigation program, and for other purposes. S.3976 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for personal casualty losses as in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 115-97 (commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"). S.4181 - A bill to require the development of a workforce plan for the FEMA. S.4203 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide emergency relief to producers that experienced losses as a result of disasters occurring in 2023, and for other purposes. S.4343 - A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated program within the NOAA that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other purposes. H.R.8456 - To require the Administrator of the FEMA and the HUD Secretary to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes. S.4373 - A bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations. H.R.8582 - To improve Federal disaster management and response for disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes. H.R.8616 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish a disaster deductible for each State to offset the amount provided to such State in response to a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.4446 - A bill to amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the NIST to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes. S.4480 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide to rural communities technical assistance in recovering from disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.8716 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.H.R.8790 - To expedite under the NEPA of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. S.4628 - A bill to improve wildfire mitigation, management, and recovery, and for other purposes. H.R.8846 - To provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters relating to severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. H.R.9037 - To require the development of a workforce plan for the FEMA. H.R.9064 - Energy Storage for Resilient Homes Act H.R.9081 - To provide for emergency tax relief for taxpayers affected by the severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in certain Iowa counties H.R.9121 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian Tribal Governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other purposes. H.R.9219 - To establish the Federal Commission on Weather Risk Data and Modeling, and for other purposes. S.4806 - A bill to exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires, and for other purposes. S.4900 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes. H.R.9680 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes. S.5134 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes.H.R.9702 - Wildfire Coordination Act H.R.9703 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.H.R.9750 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2024 H.R.9760 - To establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program, and for other purposes. H.R.9771 - To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support research into the effects of extreme weather on the subsurface natural and built environment, to support engineering standards and building codes for resilient designs against multihazards, and for other purposes. S.5067 - A bill to improve individual assistance provided by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.9908 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.132 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.176 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. H.R.189 - To require that only two alternatives be considered for proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes. H.R.243 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes. H.R.259 - To provide for an online repository for reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.318 - Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2023 - amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses. H.R.369 - To require the NIST to conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials. H.R.480 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.482 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 H.R.550 - To direct the Administrator of the NOAA to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes. S.116 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding, and for other purposes. H.R.600 - To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.662 - To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.180 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.188 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.868 - To shorten the review period for the Congressional review of termination of certain national emergencies, and for other purposes. H.R.934 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. S.310 - A bill to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.1009 - To require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, and for other purposes. S.479 - A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes. S.485 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes. H.R.1236 - To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposesH.R.1242 - To make improvements to the role of the DOD in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires. H.R.1331 - To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. S.555 - A bill to improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R.1517 / S.747 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. H.R.1586 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. H.R.1605 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.764 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona. S.796 - A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes. S.820 - A bill to add the CPSC to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group. H.R.1796 - To improve individual assistance provided by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.2371 - To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.2505 - To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures, and for other purposes. H.R.2619 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits. H.R.2672/ S 1180 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. H.R.2683 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.1284 - A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. H.R.2966/ S 1370 - To reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the SBA, and for other purposes. H.R.3192 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. S.1528 - A bill to streamline information sharing among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - To provide for a moratorium on evictions from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.3275 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the FEMA, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other purposes. H.R.3296 - To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. H.R.3301 - To provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. H.R.3439/ S 1715 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.3525 - To establish a Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes.H.R.3615 - To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes.H.R.3626 - To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes. H.R.3655 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. S.1686 - A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the HUD Secretary to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.1719 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes.H.R.3777 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.1764 - A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes. S.1858 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.4069 - To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. H.R.4070 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. H.R.4235 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes. H.R.4247 - To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the California snowpack and flood mitigation, and for other purposes. S.2029 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. S.2097 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other programs. H.R.4295 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.4296 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes.H.R.4305/S 2106 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. H.R.4539/S. 2236 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. H.R.4584 - To improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks, and for other purposes. H.R.4774 - To direct the Administrator of the FEMA to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals, and for other purposes. H.R.4866 - To direct the Administrator of the NOAA to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes. H.R.4970 - To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires. H.R.5057 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster.S.2698 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. H.R.5122 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the hardening of infrastructure in support of disaster mitigation in the definition of humanitarian and civic assistance. H.R.5201 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the mitigation of cybersecurity risks by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.5250 - Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.5343 - Federal Disaster Responsibility Act S.2721 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. S.2749 - Wildfire Resilient Communities Act S.2779 - A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, and for other purposes. H.R.5473 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. H.R.5574 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. H.R.5599 - To establish the FEMA as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes. S.2845 - A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the HUD from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration. H.R.5626 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.5795 - To direct the heads of Federal agencies and departments to publish certain data with respect to disaster relief, and for other purposes. H.R.5863 - Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.2961 - A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes. H.R.5873 - To provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses with respect to certain major disasters occurring in 2023. H.R.5940 - To establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.3043 - Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.3067 - Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act S.3071 - Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act H.R.6029 - To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.6080/ S 3120 - To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. H.R.6084 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. H.R.6093 - To improve the NOAA's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. H.R.6108 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.3147 - A bill to modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency, and for other purposes. H.R.6155 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.6311/ S 3261 - To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes. H.R.6435 - To ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6450/ S 3338 - To provide for a National Disaster Safety Board, and for other purposes. H.R.6497 - To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.6567 - To require the FEMA 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. H.R.6861 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expenditures.H.R.6882 - To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. S.3468 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6994 - To require the reopening of covered recreation sites closed due to a natural disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6997 - To establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.7043 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, and for other purposes. S.3606 - A bill to reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes. H.R.7061 - To provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by the wildfires on Maui, and for other purpose. H.R.7070 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.3642 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the NOAA to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States, and for other purposes. S.3711 - A bill to provide tax relief with respect to certain wildfire relief payments. S.3777 - A bill to require Congress to budget in advance for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.7568 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.7604/ S 3896 - To provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023, and for other purposes. H.R.7666 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction. H.R.7849 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish an individual household disaster mitigation program, and for other purposes. S.3976 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for personal casualty losses as in effect prior to the enactment of Public Law 115-97 (commonly referred to as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act"). S.4181 - A bill to require the development of a workforce plan for the FEMA. S.4203 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide emergency relief to producers that experienced losses as a result of disasters occurring in 2023, and for other purposes. S.4343 - A bill to establish and maintain a coordinated program within the NOAA that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other purposes. H.R.8456 - To require the Administrator of the FEMA and the HUD Secretary to implement certain recommendations made by the Comptroller General with respect to disaster recovery, and for other purposes. S.4373 - A bill to provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations. H.R.8582 - To improve Federal disaster management and response for disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes. H.R.8616 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish a disaster deductible for each State to offset the amount provided to such State in response to a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.4446 - A bill to amend the National Construction Safety Team Act to enable the NIST to investigate structures other than buildings to inform the development of engineering standards, best practices, and building codes related to such structures, and for other purposes. S.4480 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to provide to rural communities technical assistance in recovering from disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.8716 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.H.R.8790 - To expedite under the NEPA of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes. S.4628 - A bill to improve wildfire mitigation, management, and recovery, and for other purposes. H.R.8846 - To provide tax relief with respect to certain Federal disasters relating to severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes. H.R.9037 - To require the development of a workforce plan for the FEMA. H.R.9064 - Energy Storage for Resilient Homes Act H.R.9081 - To provide for emergency tax relief for taxpayers affected by the severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in certain Iowa counties H.R.9121 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian Tribal Governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other purposes. H.R.9219 - To establish the Federal Commission on Weather Risk Data and Modeling, and for other purposes. S.4806 - A bill to exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires, and for other purposes. S.4900 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize certain preparedness measures, and for other purposes. H.R.9680 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes. S.5134 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to expand eligibility for individual and public assistance to certain areas and to include cumulative damage from multiple natural catastrophes in the definition of major disaster, and for other purposes.H.R.9702 - Wildfire Coordination Act H.R.9703 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on existing programs, rules, and authorities that enable or inhibit wildfire mitigation across land ownership boundaries on Federal and non-Federal land.H.R.9750 - Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act of 2024 H.R.9760 - To establish a community protection and wildfire resilience grant program, and for other purposes. H.R.9771 - To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support research into the effects of extreme weather on the subsurface natural and built environment, to support engineering standards and building codes for resilient designs against multihazards, and for other purposes. S.5067 - A bill to improve individual assistance provided by the FEMA, and for other purposes. H.R.9908 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program for monitoring wildfires by satellite.

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE