H.R. 5533 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5533 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2025Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the President to ensure that local governments may use Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods in carrying out certain activities under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining FEMA Procurement Procedures Act of 2025. 2. Use of Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods (a) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue such regulations as are necessary to ensure that, with respect to any activity carried out under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172), a local government may use Construction Manager at Risk procurement methods, including qualifications-based procurement procedures, for the acquisition of any goods or services, whether professional, technical, construction-related, or non-professional, necessary to complete such activity. (b) Simplified procedure Section 422(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189(a)) is amended by striking $1,000,000 each place it appears and inserting $3,000,000.