Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 would reform predisaster hazard mitigation funding under the Stafford Act. It shifts away from an emphasis on distributing funds to a certain number of local governments toward an outcome‑driven, state‑level funding model focused on cost‑effective projects that reduce injuries, loss of life, and property damage, including damage to critical services and facilities. The bill creates a new funding formula for states (and tribes) and specifies how funds should be allocated and used, including a minimum level of support for Indian tribal governments, and a requirement that at least half of state funds go to the local governments carrying out approved projects. It also adds flexibility for the President to approve certain non‑recommended projects under extraordinary circumstances and clarifies that predisaster hazard mitigation funding should not be counted when determining eligibility for other hazard mitigation funds. Overall, the bill aims to strengthen pre-disaster planning and investment in resilient infrastructure by tying funding to risk and impact, rather than to the number of participating localities.