New program helps communities get ready for floods
H.R. 10120 — National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Act of 2026 · Filed by Donald Beyer (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a National Flood Impact Reduction and Resilience Program. The Army Corps of Engineers runs it. It brings together federal groups, states, cities, and companies to study floods. The program gives money to help cities and builders reduce flood deaths and damage. It also funds better flood maps and warnings.
Who it affects
People in flood-prone areas get better warnings and help paying for flood safety. States and cities get money and advice. Construction firms and research groups can get contracts and grants.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how much money the program will get. The program asks builders and companies to choose to adopt flood-safety steps instead of making them do it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- resilience — the ability to prepare for, survive, and recover from harm
- grants — money given by the government that does not have to be paid back
- contracts — deals where one side agrees to do work and the other pays for it
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (6,914 characters) on Aug 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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