Federal resilience grants target climate-vulnerable communities with local planning offices
H.R. 6785 — CLEAR Act of 2025 · Filed by Jason Crow (D-CO) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants of up to $100 million per year (2025–2030) to states, territories, and Indian tribes to establish or maintain local resiliency offices. These offices must develop comprehensive plans every five years identifying climate and disaster risks, then implement programs to reduce vulnerabilities in housing, infrastructure, health, and the economy. Grants prioritize disadvantaged communities and require prevailing wage standards for subcontractors.
Why we flagged it
The bill's operative mechanism is a straightforward federal grant program to fund local disaster and climate resilience planning offices. No deregulation, liability shield, or private subsidy is present—it is direct public investment in community preparedness.
What the text implies
- The bill defines 'disadvantaged community' by regulation rather than statute, giving HUD discretion to set eligibility criteria post-enactment—this may affect which communities receive priority funding and could create implementation variance across administrations.
- Prevailing wage requirement for subgrants may increase project costs and reduce the number of projects funded per dollar, potentially limiting geographic reach unless appropriations are increased.
The full analysis lists 3 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
State and local government agencies (as grantees); Consulting and engineering firms (technical assistance providers); Construction and infrastructure contractors (prevailing wage subgrantees)