S. 5276 · Senate bill · 119th Congress

Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act

Sponsored by Sen. Adam Schiff, California with 1 co-sponsor

Introduced Aug 6, 2026

Referred to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Latest action Aug 6, 2026

SponsorSen. Adam Schiff, California· 1 cosponsorSen. Joni Ernst, Iowa

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Sec. 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act”.

Sec. 2. Amendment

Section 406(a)(2)(D) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:

“(D) base and overtime wages for extra hires utilized for substantial damage determinations occurring within 180 days after the major disaster is declared or, for all other activities to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of adopted building codes, for a period of not more than 2 years after a date selected by the recipient of the relevant contribution.”.

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