2025 second_quarter Filing

H.R. 4213, FY 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations relating to the funding of Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG), Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER), United States Fire Administration (USFA), and the national Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) system. Issues related to the authorization of funds for fire station renovation and construction. Issues relating to reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Issues relating to staffing reductions at FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and the National Fire Academy and delays in grant payments.

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development FY 2026 Appropriations relating to funding at the Department of Housing & Urban Development for the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing. Issues relating to incentivizing the installation of automatic fire sprinklers in homes. Issues relating to the promotion of up-to-date building codes Issues related the increase of access for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel to the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Good Neighbor Next Door Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. H.R. 173/S. 504, High-Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act