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H.R.10022 / 119th Congress

CLUSTER Act

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Official summary

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Who introduced it

Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] · R–CA

Committees

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

Bill text & related measures

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Related bills identified by Congress.gov

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Source last updated: Aug 12, 2026. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

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Read the proposal in plain language

AI-generated · Source-checked by AI · Oct 21, 2026

Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.

What it would do

The proposed CLUSTER Act would add coordinated efforts to protect groups of private homes from hazards to a provision of federal disaster relief law. It calls this approach “community hardening or cluster hardening.” The existing provision is not reproduced, which limits what can be concluded about how this addition would operate.

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This Act may be cited as the Community-Level Upgrades for Safer, Threat-Resistant Homes Act or the CLUSTER Act.
Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-08-03
Section 404(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(f)) is amended—
Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-08-03
(15) community hardening or cluster hardening, including coordinated mitigation across private residential structures.
Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-08-03

How it would work

Section 2 would add a new paragraph (15) to section 404(f) of the Stafford Act. It would expressly include coordinated hazard-reduction efforts across private residential buildings within “community hardening or cluster hardening.” The word “including” leaves the proposed category broader than that example.

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Section 404(f) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(f)) is amended—
Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-08-03
(3) by adding at the end the following: (15) community hardening or cluster hardening, including coordinated mitigation across private residential structures.
Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-08-03

What the record shows

The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated August 12, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 3, 2026.

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Source snapshot updated 2026-08-12T11:28:17Z. 2026-08-03: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-08-03: Introduced in House
Official legislative record · 2026-08-12T11:28:17Z

Riders & Targeted Benefits

Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.

This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.

Riders

Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.

None identified in the reviewed text

No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version.

Earmarks

Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.

None identified in the reviewed text

No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.

Other targeted benefits

Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.

None identified in the reviewed text

No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and the statutory context supplied.

What this analysis cannot establish

  • The bundle supplies the complete introduced bill but not the existing section 404(f). It therefore does not establish the addition’s full effect on eligibility, funding, administrative requirements, or existing exceptions.
  • The proposed text provides no separate implementation date or termination condition and does not define community hardening or cluster hardening beyond the included example.
  • The dated actions snapshot does not establish subsequent advancement or enactment. This analysis describes proposed provisions, not enacted law.
  • No member earmark disclosures, committee reports, conference materials, or other bill versions are supplied.

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