Expand FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program access so communities can fund coordinated neighborhood-level home-hardening wildfire mitigation projects through the CLUSTER Act.

The CLUSTER Act updates FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to allow communities to pursue coordinated home-hardening projects that protect entire neighborhoods, helping local governments reduce wildfire risk while streamlining the application process for mitigation funding.

Gallagher introduced the CLUSTER Act, which would let communities pursue neighborhood-scale home-hardening projects through FEMA hazard mitigation funding and streamline local applications.

Rep. Gallagher, Rep. Thompson Introduce the CLUSTER Act to Protect Communities Against Wildfires | Congressman James Gallagher
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Gallagher's official House site lists an August 5, 2026 release saying Reps. Gallagher and Mike Thompson introduced the Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes (CLUSTER) Act to protect communities against wildfires.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest concrete official evidence found is introduction of the CLUSTER Act, which is serious legislative action but not enactment or implementation of expanded FEMA HMGP access. Searches for post-August 10 updates did not surface newer concrete action.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman James Gallagher | Representing California's 1st District
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FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance eligible-activities table lists wildfire mitigation as eligible under HMGP, HMGP Post Fire, and BRIC.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current FEMA program guidance shows wildfire mitigation eligibility exists, but this source does not show the CLUSTER Act has expanded HMGP access for coordinated neighborhood-level home-hardening projects. That leaves the commitment short of delivered on the available official record.

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HMA Table 4 | FEMA.gov
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Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO bill text confirms Gallagher introduced the CLUSTER Act and that it was referred to committee, documenting a concrete legislative effort but not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10022 Introduced in House (IH) - Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes Act
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Section 404(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(f)) is amended--

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill targets the relevant Stafford Act/HMGP authority, showing the proposed mechanism for expanding eligible mitigation uses.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10022 Introduced in House (IH) - Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes Act
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``(15) community hardening or cluster hardening, including coordinated mitigation across private residential structures.''.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text matches the promised neighborhood-level home-hardening eligibility expansion, but the source is only an introduced bill, not enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 10022 Introduced in House (IH) - Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes Act
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Active· Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A current legislative tracker crawled in the lookback window still shows H.R. 10022 active and referred to committee, with no passage or enactment indicated.

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H.R. 10022 — 119th Congress | The Lobby
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Passed House Pending Passed Senate Pending Sent to President Pending Signed into Law Pending

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The same tracker lists each post-introduction step as pending, supporting that the CLUSTER Act has not delivered the promised statutory expansion as of this refresh.

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H.R. 10022 — 119th Congress | The Lobby
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42 USC 5170c: Hazard mitigation Text contains those laws in effect on September 14, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official U.S. Code page was current through September 14, 2026; available text still listed existing paragraph (14) without the CLUSTER Act paragraph (15), so the promised statutory change was not yet reflected shortly before the refresh date.

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42 USC 5170c: Hazard mitigation
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