Introduced in Senate

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5276 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5276 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adjust the time period for the eligibility of certain base and overtime wages associated with the repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 6, 2026 Mr. Schiff (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adjust the time period for the eligibility of certain base and overtime wages associated with the repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Red Tape for Rebuilding Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

Section 406(a)(2)(D) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Section 406(a)(2)(D) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows: ``(D) base and overtime wages for extra hires utilized for substantial damage determinations occurring within 180 days after the major disaster is declared or, for all other activities to facilitate the implementation and enforcement of adopted building codes, for a period of not more than 2 years after a date selected by the recipient of the relevant contribution.''.