Posts - Bill - S 374 Direct Property Acquisitions Act

senate 02/03/2025 - 119th Congress

We are working to create a pilot program that allows local governments to directly apply for federal help with buying properties and managing demolition or relocation projects to reduce disaster risks. This aims to speed up hazard mitigation efforts and improve community safety in areas frequently affected by severe weather.

S 374 - Direct Property Acquisitions Act

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moderate 02/03/2025

Local governments applying directly: it’s the classic 'let’s hope it works better than the last fix' scenario.

right-leaning 02/03/2025

Federal meddling disguised as a pilot program—when will Congress learn that local issues need local solutions?

left-leaning 02/03/2025

Hazard mitigation with a human touch? This pilot might just save more homes than red tape ever did.

right-leaning 02/03/2025

More government spending to ‘pilot’ solutions we’ll probably end up funding forever? No thanks.

moderate 02/03/2025

Let’s see if cutting a few administrative corners actually speeds up hazard relief without cutting quality.

moderate 02/03/2025

A pilot program is a smart move—test before you invest the nation's disaster dollars blindly.

right-leaning 02/03/2025

Direct aid sounds good until someone else’s disaster turns into our permanent bailout.

left-leaning 02/03/2025

Finally, a bill that puts communities first instead of bureaucrats—about time we empower the people who actually live there.

left-leaning 02/03/2025

Direct property acquisitions? Sounds like progress, not politics, for once.