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Every environment bill from all 50 state legislatures and Congress, introduced in the last 12 weeks and automatically classified by Maddy, our AI policy reader.

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in committee · United States · House Jul 21, 2026

HR 9804: SAFE Rural Act

The SAFE Rural Act creates a new funding program to help rural communities, Tribal lands, and territories prepare for floods before disasters occur. It establishes a dedicated fund that receives 2% of annual disaster relief money to provide formula-based grants to States and Tribal governments for projects like restoring wetlands, upgrading drainage, and building resilient infrastructure. To ensure these funds reach smaller towns, the bill requires States to pass the money down as subgrants to local governments with populations of 50,000 or fewer, while also offering a simplified application process for small projects under $500,000. The legislation further mandates that recipients submit streamlined plans for maintaining their projects long-term and sets aside specific grants to build local capacity for managing hazard mitigation programs.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill funds wetland restoration, drainage upgrades, and resilient infrastructure, directly protecting natural resources and reducing flood risk.90% confidence
Sub-Topics Coastal & Flood Protection Natural Disasters Tags Rural Communities
Pat Harrigan (R) · 2 co-sponsors