Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2428 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2428 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding a Federal buyout program available to homeowners with properties in high-risk catastrophic wildfire disaster areas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2025 Ms. Friedman (for herself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Mullin, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding a Federal buyout program available to homeowners with properties in high-risk catastrophic wildfire disaster areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Homeowner Relief Act''. SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON A FEDERAL BUYOUT PROGRAM FOR HIGH-RISK WILDFIRE AREAS. (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to analyze the feasibility of using Federal grant programs to purchase property from homeowners, voluntarily selling such properties, before and after a catastrophic wildfire disaster. (b) Existing Covered Buyouts.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall compile recommendations on-- (1) how to develop a national database on covered buyouts, existing on the date of enactment of thi