Jan 17, 2025 · His legislation to strengthen FEMA’s wildfire preparedness and response efforts, the FIRE Act, became law in 2022. Padilla also successfully advocated for California to receive billions for wildfire response and drought relief in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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Sep 28, 2022 · — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts passed unanimously out of the Senate. The FIRE Act will update the Stafford Act that governs FEMA—which was written when the agency primarily focused on …

Oct 22, 2024 · Through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will be able to mitigate this crisis by eliminating excess moisture and reducing future ground movement.

Jan 17, 2025 · California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced several bills to increase firefighter pay, expand FEMA funding and include affordable housing as part of disaster response.

Mar 29, 2023 · WASHINGTON —Today, bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) advanced out of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC).

Dec 7, 2022 · — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts, the FIRE Act, cleared its final hurdle in Congress as it unanimously passed out of the U.S. Senate. The bill now goes to the White House to be signed into law by President Biden.

Feb 3, 2022 · U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts has advanced out of the Homeland...

Sep 29, 2022 · BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s bill intended to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s wildfire...

Jan 16, 2025 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) reintroduced the Disaster Housing Reform for American Families Act to improve temporary housing available to disaster victims after a storm and wildfire.