Ensure disaster mitigation funding and projects move faster.

Further, we all agree that investment in mitigation is critical, so we must ensure funding and projects move faster.

Graves committed to ensuring disaster mitigation funding and projects move faster.

Chairman Graves Opening Statement from Hearing on the Need to Improve Federal Disaster Assistance and FEMA | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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FEMA will award more than $160 million to fund disaster mitigation projects in communities across the country, empowering local leaders to take proactive steps to protect their communities from potential disasters.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-09-18 lookback window, FEMA announced new federal disaster-mitigation project funding. This is concrete movement on mitigation funding, but it does not by itself prove Graves delivered faster project approvals or disbursement.

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FEMA Announces Nearly $180 Million to Help Communities Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters
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Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (Introduced 07/23/2025) Latest Action: House - 09/03/2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 57 - 3. This bill has the status Introduced

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Graves sponsored the FEMA Act of 2025 and advanced it through committee, but Congress.gov still lists it as introduced rather than passed or enacted, so the legislative attempt to speed disaster mitigation funding and projects remains unresolved.

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H.R.4669 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): FEMA Act of 2025 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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