U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9557: Ounce of Prevention Act
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow certain grantees to use Community Development Block Grant amounts for natural disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow certain grantees to use Community Development Block Grant amounts for natural disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 30, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow certain grantees to use Community Development Block Grant amounts for natural disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ounce of Prevention Act . SECTION 2. Use of Community Development Block Grant amounts for natural disaster mitigation activities (a) In general The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 101(c)-- (A) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (B) by adding at the end the (2) in section 102(a), by adding at the end the (3) in section 104(b)(3), by inserting support mitigation of threats to the health and welfare of a community posed by weather-related disaster and hazard events, after blight, ; and (4) in section 105-- (A) in subsection (a)-- (i) in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (27) natural disaster mitigation activities, including new construction and rehabilitation of structures, if the grantee-- (A) includes within the consolidated plan submitted under part 91 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, that the …
Sponsors
- Sam Liccardo (D) · primary sponsor
- William Timmons (R, HD-004)
- Jill Tokuda (D, HD-002)
- Maria Salazar (R, HD-FL-27)
- Brittany Pettersen (D, HD-007)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Sylvia Garcia (D, HD-029)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Housing and Community Development
Common questions
- What is HB9557?
- HB9557 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ounce of Prevention Act.
- What does HB9557 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow certain grantees to use Community Development Block Grant amounts for natural disaster mitigation activities, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9557?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9557?
- Sam Liccardo (D), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9557?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9557
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