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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [HB-4823]
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[Energy ]
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[Science ]
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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: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act [HB-4823]
[Climate Change ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
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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: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 10/23/2019
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Bridge Investment Act of 2019 [S.2310]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
Establishes a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve (1) the condition of bridges; and (2) the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges. Among other things, the bill requires grant awards for large projects (projects with total costs of greater than $100 million) to be at least $50 million, and for any other projects not less than $2.5 million; directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider a number of factors in awarding
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/29/2019
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Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act [HB-4737]
[Climate Change ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Environmental ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to evaluate current federal research and development regarding approaches to mitigate the consequences of climate change on homeland security to identify research and development gaps. DHS must conduct additional research and development to fill those gaps.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/11/2020
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WORKS Act Withdrawing from Overburdensome Reviews and Keeping us Safe Act [HB-4759]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses provisions related to federal-aid highways and bridges, emergency and disaster relief, firearms, and environmental reviews. Among other things, the bill authorizes emergency relief funds to be used to pay for projects to improve the resiliency of federal-aid highways and bridges, including to improve drainage; provides grants for local communities to develop disaster preparedness and disaster response plans that include the use of bicycles; establishes a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hern
Introduced In House on 10/18/2019
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Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act [S.2636]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes grant programs to increase the resiliency of water infrastructure to natural hazards. Specifically, it requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program for increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works to natural hazards. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the EPA's Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. Under the program, the EPA must award grants to community water systems for increasing their resilience to natural hazards.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 10/17/2019
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National Oceans and Coastal Security Improvements Act of 2019 [HB-4093]
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[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To improve the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Beyer
Committee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2020
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Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019 [HB-4496]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
Extends the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.) The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2021, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 or 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management. on 10/11/2019
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Defense Access Road Enhancement Act [HB-3648]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
Revises the authority of the Department of Transportation to improve the construction and reconstruction of defense access roads, including repairing damage to roads caused by weather-related events, increases in mean high tide levels, recurrent flooding, or natural disasters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Cunningham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 07/10/2019
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To provide a temporary increase in the limitation on deductible contributions made for relief efforts related to Hurricane Dorian. [HB-4415]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an increase in the limitation on the charitable contribution tax deduction for cash contributions made after August 23, 2019, and before January 1, 2020, for relief efforts related to Hurricane Dorian.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Introduced In House on 09/19/2019
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Expressing condolences and long-term support to the people of The Bahamas in the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Dorian. [HR-562]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[International ]
This resolution expresses support for victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and urges the President to make available the necessary resources to assist the Bahamas in its recovery.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/18/2019
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Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act [HB-4375]
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[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Engineering to (1) evaluate the current federal requirements for pipeline design and siting relating to seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides; and (2) identify any deficiencies in industry practices related to such requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 09/19/2019
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STORM Aid for Disasters Act Streamlining The Official Response and Monetary Aid for Disasters Act [HB-4376]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires any federal agency that sustained specified damage as a result of a presidentially-declared major disaster to submit to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget a report that describes the damage incurred, an estimate of the cost of such damage, and any effects to operations if the agency does not receive additional resources. Specified damage is defined as damage to federal facilities and property; negative impacts on federal operations, including damage to equipment, loss of program support, and any other calculable costs, as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Neal Dunn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 09/19/2019
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Safe from the Start Act of 2019 [HB-4092]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
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Directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. Specifically, the State Department shall focus on (1) preventing gender-based violence, (2) protecting survivors of humanitarian crises from the onset of the emergency, (3) promoting standards and activities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and (4) advancing and empowering survivors and at-risk individuals. Activities shall include improving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 10/08/2019
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COASTS Act Creating Opportunity And Sustainability Through Science Act [HB-3919]
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[Science ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a competitive grant program focused on interdisciplinary coastal resilience and sustainability and a grant program for (1) activities that strengthen coastal communities, and (2) restoration of coastal habitats to provide vital habitat for fish and strengthen the resilience of coastal ecosystems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton
Committee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2020
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PREPARE Act of 2019 Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2019 [HB-4347]
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To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Reported By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-662, Part I. on 12/17/2020
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Bahamas TPS Act of 2019 [HB-4303]
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[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.) A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 10/02/2019
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Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2470]
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[Cybersecurity ]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, including for Investigations, Construction, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Operation and Maintenance, the Regulatory Program, the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Alexander. With Written Report No. 116-102. on 09/12/2019
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2474]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Shelby. With Written Report No. 116-103. on 09/12/2019
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2474]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Shelby
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Shelby. With Written Report No. 116-103. on 09/12/2019