Federal Emergency Management Agency (fema)

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US Congress 117th Congress

National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021 [S.2143] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to terminate certain contracts on the basis of detrimental conduct to the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/21/2021

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Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act [S.2153] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repeatedly damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/21/2021

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Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021 [HB-3709] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessments and make necessary improvements to processes in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 545. on 11/14/2022

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A resolution commending the officers and personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies deployed by air, ground, and marine, and as tactical border security, for their work during the crisis at the Southern border. [SR-156] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ]
A resolution commending the officers and personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies deployed by air, ground, and marine, and as tactical border security, for their work during the crisis at the Southern border.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/14/2021

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Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act [HB-1797] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Introduced In House on 03/11/2021

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Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act [HB-1640] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner Introduced In House on 03/08/2021

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Crush the Virus Act of 2021 [HB-1371] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ]
Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Reed Introduced In House on 02/25/2021

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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Crisis Support for Unemployed Workers Act Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 Worker Health Coverage Protection Act [HB-1319] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Healthcare ] [Unemployment ] [Budget and Spending ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Yarmuth Signed By President. on 03/11/2021

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Wildfire Recovery Act [HB-1066] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ]
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Received In The Senate. on 09/14/2022

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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [S.280] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/08/2021

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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [HB-744] [Climate Change ] [Disaster Relief ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/04/2021

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FEED Act FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act [S.19] [Food ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Nonprofit ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State and local plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/22/2021

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FEED Act FEMA Empowering Essential Deliveries Act [HB-321] [Food ] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Nonprofit ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/04/2021

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Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2015 [S.870] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Insurance ] [Economic Development ] [Poverty ] [Unemployment ]
Fairness in Federal Disaster Declarations Act of 2015 Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to amend the rules concerning the factors it considers when evaluating a governor's request for a major disaster declaration to provide that, with respect to the evaluation of the need for public assistance: (1) specific weighted valuations shall be assigned to the estimated cost of the assistance (10%), localized impacts (40%), insurance coverage in force (10%), hazard mitigation (10%), recent multiple disasters (10%), programs of other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2047-2048; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2048) on 03/26/2015

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3001] [Defense ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). TITLE I--DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS Provides appropriations for: the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Requires DHS to: (1) submit to Congress a report on visa overstay data by country as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Hoeven Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hoeven. With Written Report No. 114-264. on 05/26/2016

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National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016 [S.2971] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System; (2) provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist states and local governments in responding to hazards; (3) designate urban search and rescue teams to participate in the system, determine participation criteria, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Became Public Law No: 114-326. on 12/16/2016

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Disaster Management Act of 2016 [S.2969] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Disaster Management Act of 2016 This bill requires the National Advisory Council of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to commence a comprehensive study relating to disaster losses and federal disaster assistance. The council shall consider: (1) an assessment of trends in disaster costs and losses and federal disaster assistance and factors contributing to such trends; and (2) fundamental principles that drive national disaster assistance decision-making. The council shall: (1) develop recommendations to reduce disaster costs and losses (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Johnson Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/23/2016

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.272] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. on 01/28/2015

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Lead in Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 [S.2674] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Environmental ]
Lead in Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the President, upon request of a governor of a state, to declare a major disaster relating to lead contamination of drinking water from a public water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must promulgate regulations to carry out such authority within 60 days of this Act's enactment. In the case of such a declared major disaster, the federal coordinating officer appointed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall ensure that the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1464-1465) on 03/14/2016

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CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 [S.2648] [Arts and Culture ] [Small Business ] [Immigration ] [Disaster Relief ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ]
CREATE Act of 2016 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe a special rule for the deduction from a creator's gross income of the fair market value of a qualified artistic charitable contribution by the creator to a tax-exempt charitable organization of any literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly composition, or similar property, or the copyright thereon (or both). The Small Business Act is amended to require the Small Business Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/08/2016

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