House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

H.R. 744Introduced Jan 28, 2025Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects.

Sponsor: Rep. Joe Neguse D-CO

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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
Committee actionFeb 26, 2025
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 3, 2025 — Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-320.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 744.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 744, Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act” on March 24, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 26, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2025 ↗
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February 4, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-320 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on October 3, 2025.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 3, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 744, 119th Congress
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February 4, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEGUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H406):
Article I, Section 8
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
February 4, 2026
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