H.R. 9180 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

CDBG–DR Automated Assessment Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 9180 and get alerts. Policy area: Housing and Community Development Create a free account or sign in to follow the Housing and Community Development policy area and get alerts. ▲ 132 days since action Sponsor: Wesley Bell, MO-01, D → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14

Introduced: 2026-06-08

Latest action (2026-06-10): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4065)

What H.R. 9180 does, in plain terms

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Disaster Community Development Needs Assessment Act of 2025

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Require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continuously assess and report on unmet community development needs in disaster-affected areas, to improve targeting of federal assistance.

Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities: ensures continuous federal attention to disaster recovery for vulnerable communities, supports data-driven resource allocation, and protects against private development neglect. Republican priorities: limits new mandatory spending with a hard cap and sunset, protects state and local governments from unfunded mandates by making data submission voluntary, and restricts judicial expansion of liability.

Funding: General fund of the Treasury, authorized a $25 million cap over five years Sunset 5y Oversight: Government Accountability Offi Enforcement: No private right of action; Secretar
→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Power / General Welfare) → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – disaster effects on interstate commerce) → Tenth Amendment (reserves to states powers not delegated; data collection is voluntary to avoid commandeering) → Fifth Amendment Due Process (proffers procedural protection via APA review, no arbitrary exclusion)

Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Amendment X Amendment V

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