U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10281: FEMA for Safe Recovery Act
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance and regulations relating to preventing gender-based violence, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance and regulations relating to preventing gender-based violence, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance and regulations relating to preventing gender-based violence, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA for Safe Recovery Act . SECTION 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Gender-based violence The term gender-based violence means a crime of violence motivated by gender, as defined in section 40302(d)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12361(d)(1) ), or exploitation or abuse committed on the basis of gender and due, at least in part, to an animus based on the victim's gender, and includes domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (as such terms are defined in section 40002(a) of such Act ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) )), and trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 )). (2) Trauma-informed The term trauma-informed means, with respect to services or training, services or training that-- (A) use a patient-centered approach to providing services or care; (B) promote the dignity, strength, and empowerment of patients who have experienced trauma; and (C) incorporate evidence-based practices based on knowledge about the impact of trauma on patients' lives. SECTION 3. Regulations and guidance to …
Sponsors
- Lucy McBath (D, HD-006) · primary sponsor
- Laurel Lee (R, HD-FL-15)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Emergency Management
Common questions
- What is HB10281?
- HB10281 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): FEMA for Safe Recovery Act.
- What does HB10281 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance and regulations relating to preventing gender-based violence, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10281?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10281?
- Lucy McBath (D, HD-006), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10281?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10281
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