Natural Disasters
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Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act [HB-6309]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage states and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/20/2020
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Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 [S.3529]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Revises and establishes voting procedures for federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, establish and publish a contingency plan to enable voters to vote in federal elections during an emergency. Such plan must (1) include initiatives related to the safety and recruitment of poll workers, and (2) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote by mail or by drop-off location. Additionally, for all federal elections, a state must ensure that voters have 20 days
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/18/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-6202]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/11/2020
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Resilient Elections During Quarantines and Natural Disasters Act of 2020 [S.3440]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires states and jurisdictions to adopt contingency plans and permit absentee voting in order to prevent the disruption of federal elections due to natural disasters or infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, create and publish a plan to operate their federal elections if a significant number of voters or poll workers are quarantined due to COVID-19. Such plan must (1) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/11/2020
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STORM Act Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Act [S.3418]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Insurance ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds. Such funds shall provide funding assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risk in order to decrease the loss of life and property, the cost of insurance claims, and federal disaster payments. FEMA shall not be liable for any claim based on the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Became Public Law No: 116-284. on 01/01/2021
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FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act [HB-6071]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
Increases Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support for disaster preparedness and emergency response to states and U.S. territories. Specifically, the bill increases the federal cost share to 85% for (1) hazard mitigation measures with respect to a major disaster (currently, 75%); and (2) emergency management performance grants (currently, 50%). The bill makes special flood hazard areas that have suffered at least one severe repetitive loss or repetitive loss under the National Flood Insurance Program eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 03/05/2020
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Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2020 [HB-6024]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
Establishes a pilot program for native plant species and a study on the cost-effectiveness of using native plant materials to carry out land management activities on federal lands. The National Park Service (NPS) shall establish a pilot program in at least two NPS regions to promote the use of native plant materials. The NPS shall conduct a study to determine the cost-effectiveness of using native plant materials in land management activities on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the NPS or other federal land management agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 03/09/2020
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Built to Last Act of 2020 [S.3349]
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[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify and support research that enables a consistent, federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that (1) models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and (2) is suitable for specified uses, including federal and nonfederal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications. NOAA must provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/27/2020
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Built to Last Act of 2020 [HB-5994]
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[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to identify and support research that enables a consistent, federal set of forward-looking long-term meteorological information that (1) models future extreme weather events, other environmental trends, projections, and up-to-date observations; and (2) is suitable for specified uses, including federal and nonfederal efforts to develop and adopt standards, building codes, and voluntary certifications. NOAA must provide the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 02/27/2020
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Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020 [HB-5895]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
Eliminates the loan repatriation program, which requires persons who need to be evacuated from foreign countries during situations such as war or natural disasters to reimburse the U.S. government for certain evacuation costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/13/2020
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Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act [S.3285]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Makes an entity seeking assistance under a hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/12/2020
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RELIEF Act Restoring the Efforts of Local Involvement in Emergencies and Floods Act [HB-5868]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
To amend the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1941), to allow a non-Federal sponsor to carry out certain work, to provide for reimbursement of costs to complete such work, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/13/2020
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Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2020 [HB-5756]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the provision of disaster assistance for critical services to solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care. Such assistance is also extended to any major disaster in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands subsequent to Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria on or before September 30, 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-637. on 12/09/2020
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Bridge Investment Act of 2020 [HB-5745]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program to repair, improve, rehabilitate, or replace bridges to improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridge crossings, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/04/2020
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Resilient Highways Act [HB-5700]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses projects to increase the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges on and off the National Highway System. Specifically, the bill allows states to use up to 15% of funds apportioned under the national highway performance program for projects to mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the cost of future repairs from extreme weather, flooding, and other natural disasters on infrastructure that is part of the National Highway System; provides for a maximum federal cost-share of up to 100% for these projects; and authorizes emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 01/30/2020
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Climate Resilient Communities Act [HB-5709]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate, and report to Congress on, the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including recommendations on how to improve FEMA's use of building codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
Sponsored by: Rep. Francis Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 01/30/2020
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Climate Resilient Communities Act [HB-5709]
[Climate Change ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate, and report to Congress on, the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including recommendations on how to improve FEMA's use of building codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
Sponsored by: Rep. Francis Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 01/30/2020
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MATCH Act of 2020 Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2020 [S.3214]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures. USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 01/16/2020
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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [S.3204]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise. The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/16/2020
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MATCH Act of 2020 Making Access To Cleanup Happen Act of 2020 [HB-5627]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to (1) identify a list of emergency watershed protection measures the cost of which may be incurred by a state, local government, or Indian tribe prior to entering into an agreement with USDA under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program; and (2) develop procedures, including appropriate deadlines, to be implemented at the state level, through which such entities may request and incur the cost for additional emergency watershed protection measures. USDA must consider any applicable pre-agreement costs
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 01/22/2020