Automatically distribute Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding to states after a major disaster or when Fire Management Assistance Grant funding is provided for a wildfire.

Brittany Pettersen · Colorado · Democratic

spending impact 0.78 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Representative Pettersen introduced the Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act, which will ensure that Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding is distributed to states following a major disaster or when Fire Management Assistance Grant funding is provided to respond to a wildfire.

Pettersen introduced legislation to guarantee hazard mitigation funding after major disasters or wildfire response grants.

In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package | U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 10002 as introduced by Brittany Pettersen on July 30, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Its full title is: To require the President to carry out the hazard mitigation program under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record shows Pettersen took concrete legislative action, but the latest official action is only introduction and committee referral, not enactment or implementation.

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GovInfo: H.R. 10002 (IH) - Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act
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The introduced bill text amends Stafford Act section 404(a), 42 U.S.C. 5170c(a), by striking "The President may" and inserting "The President shall."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text targets the core promise by converting HMGP authority from discretionary to mandatory, including the existing statutory coverage for major disasters and fires with assistance under 42 U.S.C. 5187, but the introduced text alone has not delivered the policy.

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GovInfo: H.R. 10002 Introduced Bill Text
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Pettersen introduced H.R. 10002, the Guaranteed Disaster Assistance Act, on July 30, 2026, and the bill directly targets the promise by making the Stafford Act hazard mitigation program mandatory rather than discretionary. As of August 29, 2026, the bill had only been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; it had not passed Congress, been signed into law, or been implemented. Because she made a concrete same-term legislative effort but the promised automatic distribution policy is not yet enacted, the promise remains unresolved rather than delivered.

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