Contact Congress about H.R. 6785: CLEAR Act of 2025
States, territories, and Indian tribes could get federal money to run offices focused on disaster planning and recovery. The offices would plan for risks to housing, roads, jobs, health, and the environment.
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CLEAR Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Latest action on H.R. 6785: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects state, territorial, and tribal governments that want federal help to plan for disasters and long-term risks. It also affects communities facing higher risk from extreme weather, weak infrastructure, housing problems, health service gaps, or economic shocks. Local governments and regional groups could also be affected if they receive help or subgrants from a resilience office.
Why this matters: Communities often face disaster risks before they have the staff, plans, or data to deal with them. This bill would fund offices whose job is to plan ahead and help agencies work together. It could steer more support toward disadvantaged communities and tribal governments. The real impact would depend on whether Congress provides the yearly funding and how well the offices use it.
Key provisions in H.R. 6785
- HUD would run a grant program for states, territories, and Indian tribes. The money would help them start or keep resilience offices and programs.
- Resilience offices would have to write a full plan at least every five years. The plan must cover the environment, jobs and workers, infrastructure, health and social services, and housing.
- Grant money could pay the local match for other federal programs that support resilience work. A local match is the non-federal share a government must pay to get some federal grants.
- HUD would give priority to applications that focus on disadvantaged communities and fair access to resilience help. HUD would also look for broad planning and subgrantees that follow federal prevailing wage rules, which set minimum pay standards for certain work.
- HUD must run the program as a formula grant for states and territories. Each grant must provide enough money for at least 24 months of work.
How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 6785
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Questions people ask about H.R. 6785
- What is H.R. 6785?
- States, territories, and Indian tribes could get federal money to run offices focused on disaster planning and recovery. The offices would plan for risks to housing, roads, jobs, health, and the environment.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 6785?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 6785?
- Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
- Can Modern Action explain H.R. 6785 before I act?
- Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.
