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| 110-hr-7329 | 110 | hr | 7329 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to major disasters,and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-12-10 | 2009-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to revise the definition of "major disaster" to include a catastrophic incident. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish an emergency management performance grants program to address domestic preparedness and collective response to major disasters. Limits the federal share of the cost of a program funded activity to 50%. Sets forth guidelines for the Administrator to apportion funds to carry out the program among the states on the basis of population.Revises the program providing grants to states for emergency operations centers to provide that such centers are to be equipped, upgraded, and constructed for domestic preparedness and collective response to a major disaster. | 2021-06-07T20:07:28Z | |
| 110-hr-7288 | 110 | hr | 7288 | Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 0 | Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow flood insurance coverage for structures used in protecting public safety and new structures constructed in flood hazard zones that replace flood-damaged or destroyed structures, even though the property involved has been declared in violation of state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances intended to discourage or otherwise restrict land development or occupancy in flood-prone areas. | 2019-11-15T20:56:30Z | |
| 110-s-3702 | 110 | s | 3702 | Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Natural Disaster Fairness in Contracting Act of 2008 - Requires agencies, in entering into a contract to procure property or services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to use specified competitive procedures.Allows agencies to enter into a contract to procure property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts using other than full and open competition only upon the written approval of the President or the President's designee. Requires congressional notification when procedures other than full and open competitive procedures are to be used.Instructs agencies that enter into a contract for the procurement of property or services in connection with such reconstruction efforts through the use of other than full and open competitive procedures to publish in the Federal Register or Federal Business Opportunities and otherwise make available to the public specified information concerning the contract.Permits the use of noncompetitive procedures by agencies when: (1) a contract will be performed within a six-month period; and (2) the need for the property or services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that the government would otherwise be seriously injured. | 2017-12-15T00:45:41Z | |
| 110-s-3703 | 110 | s | 3703 | Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Local Disaster Contracting Fairness Act of 2008 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts unless the agreement specifies that: (1) all of the work under the contract will be performed by the prime contractor or one or more subcontractors at one tier under the contract; (2) any work performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors, except to the extent that local subcontractors are not available to perform any such work; (3) the prime contractor will act as the project manager or construction manager for the contract; and (4) the prime contractor has primary responsibility for managing all work under the contract and is to be paid a certain percentage of the overall value of the contract as sole compensation for assuming the risk associated with such responsibility. Requires the agency head, in entering into an agreement for debris removal or demolition services in connection with natural disaster reconstruction efforts, to give preference in the source selection process to each offeror who certifies that any work that is to be performed under the contract by subcontractors will be performed by local subcontractors. | 2017-12-15T00:45:41Z | |
| 110-s-3676 | 110 | s | 3676 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-10-01 | 2008-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Support Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide funds to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental emergency medical services (EMS) organization, that carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program in accordance with this Act.Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year in which a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization carries out a volunteer firefighter incentive program, to pay such government, association, or organization (organization), out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for such fiscal year, a sum equal to the total expenditures of funds not received from the federal government made by such organization for that fiscal year to carry out the program. Declares that this constitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations Acts and represents the obligation of the federal government to provide payment to a state or local government, nonprofit firefighter association, or governmental or nongovernmental EMS organization any amount so provided.Requires reports from recipients, and from the Secretary annually, to Congress. | 2022-02-03T05:08:53Z | |
| 110-hr-7218 | 110 | hr | 7218 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to catastrophic incidents, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-29 | 2008-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish an emergency management performance grants program to address domestic preparedness and collective response to a catastrophic incident. Limits the federal share of the cost of a program funded activity to 50%. Sets forth guidelines for the Administrator to apportion funds to carry out the program among the states on the basis of population. Authorizes appropriations.Revises the program providing grants to states for emergency operations centers to provide that such centers are to be equipped, upgraded, and constructed for domestic preparedness and collective response to a catastrophic incident. | 2021-06-07T20:07:14Z | |
| 110-s-3647 | 110 | s | 3647 | A bill to assist the State of Louisiana in flood protection and coastal restoration projects, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-27 | 2008-09-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Army for levee and flood protection repairs, restoration, and improvements, critical coastal restoration projects, the dredging of affected waterways, and the beneficial use of dredged material in Louisiana. Requires the Secretary to provide such funds to the state of Louisiana on the later of: (1) a date that is 90 days after the governor of Louisiana submits a plan describing how the funds will be used; or (2) October 1, 2008. | 2019-11-15T21:46:53Z | |
| 110-hr-7159 | 110 | hr | 7159 | National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] | KS | D | M001140 | 3 | National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. Designates the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the lead agency for Program planning, management, and coordination. (Repeals provisions regarding the existing Interagency Working Group responsible for Program planning, management, and coordination.)Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Wind Impact Reduction (IWG) to coordinate activities and facilitate communication among Program agencies in reducing the impacts of windstorms. Requires the Director of NIST to: (1) establish a Program Office to ensure coordination and synergy across Program agencies; (2) prepare the Program's annual budget; (3) facilitate preparation of the IWG's biennial report to Congress and the National Science and Technology Council; (4) support research and development for building codes and standards; (5) promote implementation of research results; (6) support deployment of interagency teams to investigate major windstorm events and data collection and analysis; and (7) participate in, coordinate, or support other Program mitigation activities.Sets forth: (1) the duties of the Program Office and of the IWG (including preparation of an interim working plan for Program operations and a strategic plan for achieving Program objectives); and (2) supportive roles of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes appropriations for the Program for FY2009-FY2013. | 2021-06-07T20:07:04Z | |
| 110-s-3638 | 110 | s | 3638 | National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-26 | 2008-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9718-9720) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. Designates the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the lead agency for Program planning, management, and coordination. (Repeals provisions regarding the existing Interagency Working Group responsible for Program planning, management, and coordination.)Establishes the Interagency Working Group on Wind Impact Reduction (IWG) to coordinate activities and facilitate communication among Program agencies in reducing the impacts of windstorms. Requires the Director of NIST to: (1) establish a Program Office to ensure coordination and synergy across Program agencies; (2) prepare the Program's annual budget; (3) facilitate preparation of the IWG's biennial report to Congress and the National Science and Technology Council; (4) support research and development for building codes and standards; (5) promote implementation of research results; (6) support deployment of interagency teams to investigate major windstorm events and data collection and analysis; and (7) participate in, coordinate, or support other Program mitigation activities.Sets forth: (1) the duties of the Program Office and of the IWG (including preparation of an interim working plan for Program operations and a strategic plan for achieving Program objectives); and (2) supportive roles of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes appropriations for the Program for FY2009-FY2013. | 2022-02-03T05:09:13Z | |
| 110-hr-7075 | 110 | hr | 7075 | Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-25 | 2008-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] | TX | R | P000592 | 0 | Emergency Fueling Station Designation Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a program to address the shortage of fuel along hurricane evacuation routes by providing funds to eligible states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia) to assist in the purchase and installation of transfer switches and generators at designated emergency fueling stations.Requires states applying for funds to provide: (1) identification of hurricane zones and evacuation routes; (2) the estimated number of designated and adjacent emergency fueling stations determined to be necessary by such state using population figures along hurricane evacuation routes as a guide in selecting stations; and (3) specified assurances, including that a fueling station will not be selected as a designated emergency fueling station unless it has not less than 10 fueling positions and is located within one mile of a hurricane evacuation route.Directs the Administrator to make available to an eligible state that applies for funds 50% of the cost for the purchase and installation of transfer switches and generators for designated emergency fueling stations, and 30% of that cost of adjacent emergency fueling stations, selected by the state. | 2020-02-14T19:16:02Z | |
| 110-hr-7088 | 110 | hr | 7088 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize funding for emergency management performance grants to provide for domestic preparedness and collective response to catastrophic incidents, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-25 | 2008-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to establish an emergency management performance grants program to address domestic preparedness and collective response to a catastrophic incident. Limits the federal share of the cost of a program funded activity to 50%. Sets forth guidelines for the Administrator to apportion funds to carry out the program among the states on the basis of population. Revises the program providing grants to states for emergency operations centers to provide that such centers are to be equipped, upgraded, and constructed for domestic preparedness and collective response to a catastrophic incident. | 2021-06-07T20:06:55Z | |
| 110-hr-7041 | 110 | hr | 7041 | Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act | Emergency Management | 2008-09-24 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] | PA | D | C001065 | 13 | Laboratory Surge Capacity Preparedness Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to award grants to regional biocontainment laboratories for maintaining surge capacity that can be used to respond to acts of bioterrorism or outbreaks of infectious diseases. Authorizes the Secretary to award such a grant only if the laboratory agrees to allow the Secretary and other relevant federal agencies to inspect laboratory facilities. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on: (1) activities undertaken to integrate the network of regional biocontainment laboratories with the laboratory response network of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and (2) the extent to which additional Biosafety Level 3 laboratories are needed to fulfill the national's laboratory surge capacity needs. | 2021-06-07T20:06:48Z | |
| 110-hr-7048 | 110 | hr | 7048 | To provide additional housing assistance for certain individuals and households adversely affected by a major disaster. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-24 | 2008-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | H000627 | 0 | Applies to any individual or household adversely affected by a major disaster that occurred on or after January 1, 2006, the provision of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 that eliminates the maximum limit on financial assistance, adjusted for inflation, of: (1) $5,000 for repair of owner-occupied private residences, utilities, and residential infrastructure damaged by a major disaster; and (2) $10,000 for replacement of owner-occupied private residences damaged by a major disaster. | 2020-02-14T19:16:00Z | |
| 110-hr-7049 | 110 | hr | 7049 | Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-24 | 2008-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 1 | Anthrax Attacks Investigation Act of 2008 - Establishes the National Commission on the Anthrax Attacks Upon the United States to: (1) conduct an investigation of the anthrax letter attacks of September and October 2001; and (2) submit interim reports to the President and Congress and a final report on its findings with recommendations for corrective measures to prevent and respond to acts of bioterrorism. Directs the Commission to hold public hearings and release its reports to the public. | 2018-11-21T20:29:18Z | |
| 110-hr-7054 | 110 | hr | 7054 | Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act | Emergency Management | 2008-09-24 | 2008-09-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 0 | Nursing Home Emergency Assistance Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the President to provide reimbursement to private for-profit nursing homes for damages and expenses from a major disaster or declared emergency. Requires that such nursing homes: (1) be located within 30 miles of the disaster or emergency; and (2) have acted during the disaster or emergency in accordance with any relevant requirements applicable to private nonprofit nursing homes seeking reimbursement. Limits the amount of reimbursement to not greater than the amount available under such Act to a public or private nonprofit nursing home for similar damages or expenses after a disaster or emergency. | 2020-02-14T19:16:00Z | |
| 110-hr-7008 | 110 | hr | 7008 | Low-Income Rate Payer Disaster Recovery Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-23 | 2008-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] | LA | R | A000361 | 2 | Low-Income Rate Payer Disaster Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to make contributions to the owner or operator of a private or investor-owned electric utility company serving low-income households for facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster only if the costs of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing such facilities exceed 10% of the facilities' total transmission and distribution rate base minus: (1) accumulated depreciation on the date of the disaster in the case of a single major disaster; or (2) accumulated depreciation on the date of the first major disaster in the case of an aggregation of major disasters during the preceding 12 months. Sets forth application deadlines.Prohibits the total amount of contributions made to an owner or operator from exceeding $50 million in any 12-month period. Authorizes the President, for any major disaster occurring after enactment of this Act, to waive the limit upon determining that the event is of an extraordinary nature. Requires the President to approve or disapprove applications within 30 days after receipt.Allows an owner or operator who determines that the public welfare would not best be served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a facility to elect to receive, in lieu of the cost-based contribution, 75% of the funding that would have been available. | 2020-02-14T19:16:02Z | |
| 110-hres-1485 | 110 | hres | 1485 | Supporting the work of firefighters to educate and protect the Nation's communities, and the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-23 | 2008-09-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000172 | 4 | Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of Fire Prevention Week; and (2) the work of firefighters to educate and protect the nation's communities. | 2019-11-15T21:13:20Z | |
| 110-hr-6965 | 110 | hr | 6965 | To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-18 | 2008-09-24 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program from September 30, 2008, through April 30, 2009. | 2019-11-15T20:56:30Z | |
| 110-hr-6916 | 110 | hr | 6916 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide assistance to individuals and households that are required to evacuate their primary residences as a result of a major disaster. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-16 | 2008-09-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] | LA | D | J000070 | 1 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide assistance to individuals and households that are required to evacuate their primary residences for a period of two or more days pursuant to a mandatory evacuation order issued by a state or local government as a result of a major disaster. Authorizes assistance in the form of reimbursement for subsistence expenses incurred during such an evacuation: (1) for up to seven days; and (2) in an amount not to exceed the federal employee per diem allowance established for the locality to which a person is evacuated.Provides that: (1) assistance authorized may be for expenses incurred before the date of the disaster's declaration; and (2) this Act shall apply to a major disaster declared by the President on or after September 1, 2008. | 2020-02-14T19:16:01Z | |
| 110-hr-6900 | 110 | hr | 6900 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that Federal disaster assistance may be provided to provide reimbursement for certain amounts paid in insurance deductibles, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-15 | 2008-09-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6] | LA | D | C001073 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow federal disaster assistance to be provided to reimburse all or part of a deductible a person is required to pay as a condition for the receipt of benefits under an insurance policy the person obtained to protect against property loss. Makes this provision applicable to a major disaster or emergency declared by the President on or after September 1, 2008. | 2020-02-14T19:15:34Z | |
| 110-hres-1429 | 110 | hres | 1429 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of emergency response providers and law enforcement agents nationwide should be commended for their dedicated service on the Nation's front lines in the war against acts of terrorism. | Emergency Management | 2008-09-11 | 2008-09-27 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | C001067 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Commends the public servants of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other federal agencies for their outstanding contributions to our nation's homeland security.Salutes the dedication of state, local, territorial, and tribal government officials, the private sector, and citizens across the country for their efforts to enhance the nation's ability to prevent, deter, protect against, and prepare to respond to potential acts of terrorism.Expresses the nation's appreciation for the sacrifices and commitment of our law enforcement and emergency response personnel in preventing and preparing to respond to acts of terrorism.Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Preparedness Month as they relate to the threat of terrorism.Urges the federal government, states, localities, schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, other entities, and the people of the United States to observe National Preparedness Month with appropriate events and activities that promote citizen and community preparedness to respond to acts of terrorism. | 2022-02-03T05:11:57Z | |
| 110-hr-6852 | 110 | hr | 6852 | Community Protection and Response Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-09-09 | 2008-09-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 1 | Community Protection and Response Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a terrorist attack, dispersion of radioactive or other contaminants, dispersion of hazardous substances, or other catastrophic event as a "major disaster" eligible for relief under the Act. Includes as a "public facility" for purposes of damages coverage in a major disaster private for-profit telecommunications, phone services, and utilities when losses occur during a homeland security event and are not covered by insurance. Authorizes the President, at the request of a state governor, to declare that a major disaster constitutes a homeland security event and is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capacity of the affected state and local government. Provides specified federal assistance under the Act upon such a declaration, including reimbursement and grant assistance for lost compensation, sustained losses, and required repairs. Includes as critical services under the Act education systems, providers of counseling, and providers of assistance to the homeless.Removes the $5 million limit on community disaster loans provided under the Act. Requires or provides for: (1) standards for reporting information concerning disasters involving homeland security events; (2) a special commission to review air quality following a homeland security event; (3) guidelines concerning health risks associated with the release of materials following a homeland security event and associated monitoring and analysis; and (4) grants for data collection during public health emergencies, research on assisting victims, advance preparation for public health emergencies, and disaster relief for local educational agencies. | 2021-06-07T20:06:17Z | |
| 110-s-3424 | 110 | s | 3424 | Homeland Security Partners Preservation Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 0 | Homeland Security Partners Preservation Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from requiring the recipient of a grant under the Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative to provide a matching contribution as a condition of the grant. | 2017-12-15T00:38:00Z | |
| 110-s-3436 | 110 | s | 3436 | Flood Insurance Refund Adjustment Act | Emergency Management | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 1 | Flood Insurance Refund Adjustment Act - Instructs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modify certain regulations governing premium refunds so that a standard flood insurance policyholder, whose property has been determined not to be in a special flood hazard area as a result of a specified flood map revision, has one year to submit a policy adjustment claim for a policy cancellation and refund. Declares such adjustment claims inapplicable to flood claims that have been paid or are pending. | 2017-12-15T00:38:13Z | |
| 110-hr-6687 | 110 | hr | 6687 | Fuel Immigration Enforcement Act | Emergency Management | 2008-07-31 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] | AZ | D | M001167 | 4 | Fuel Immigration Enforcement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) calculate the annual fuel expense cost for all United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles according to gasoline prices reported by the Energy Information Administration Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update; and (2) report such information to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2019-11-15T21:12:36Z | |
| 110-hr-6748 | 110 | hr | 6748 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-07-31 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 6 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) limit to 35 the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded; (2) require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when weighing "threat," "vulnerability," and "consequences from acts of terrorism" in allocating funds, to assign to "threat" a value that is not less than 33%; and (3) apply minimum allocation requirements only to state Homeland Security grants. Requires the Administrator, in carrying out the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program, to disregard the tier system used to determine the award of such grants and to not make use of any similar system in making such awards. | 2023-01-11T13:15:50Z | |
| 110-hr-6750 | 110 | hr | 6750 | Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act | Emergency Management | 2008-07-31 | 2008-08-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 0 | Whatever It Takes to Rebuild Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) authorize the President to make disaster loans to any state government that suffers a substantial loss of tax and other revenue as a result of a major disaster and demonstrates a need for financial assistance in order to perform its governmental functions; (2) repeal the $5 million cap for disaster loans; and (3) exempt a disaster loan made to a state or local government that suffers a substantial loss of revenues as a result of a major disaster the President determines to be a catastrophic event from the percentage of the annual state or local government operating budget limitations and from the payment of any interest or principal. | 2023-01-11T13:15:50Z | |
| 110-hr-6658 | 110 | hr | 6658 | Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-07-30 | 2008-07-31 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 12 | Disaster Response, Recovery and Mitigation Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) require the President to award financial assistance under the pre-disaster hazard mitigation program on a competitive basis; and (2) authorize continuing appropriations for such program through FY2011.Requires: (1) the President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to modernize and implement the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system; and (2) the Administrator to establish an Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Advisory Committee.Makes temporary FEMA employees hired in the aftermath of a disaster eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.Authorizes the President to transfer excess materials, supplies, or equipment acquired for response or recovery efforts in connection with a major disaster or emergency to a state, local government, or relief organization to assist victims of other major disasters, emergencies, or incidents. Directs the Administrator 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; (3) designate task forces to participate in the System and determine participation criteria; and (4) enter into annual preparedness cooperative agreements with sponsoring agencies.Provides for the establishment of a Disaster Relief Fund.Authorizes the President to: (1) increase disaster mitigation assistance to states that are actively enforcing approved building codes; and (2) provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments for individuals and families who, because of financial hardship caused by a major disaster, are at imminent risk of dispossession or eviction from a residence.Authorizes FEMA to rescue and shelter animals during disasters and emergencies.Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) continue to administer the Citizen Corps and the Comm… | 2022-02-03T05:13:36Z | |
| 110-hr-6641 | 110 | hr | 6641 | Small Business Owner Disaster Relief Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-07-29 | 2008-07-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] | IA | R | K000362 | 5 | Small Business Owner Disaster Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide contributions to a person who owns or operates a private business damaged or destroyed by a major disaster for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of the facility and for associated expenses, if the business employed an average of 25 or fewer employees during the 12-month period preceding the disaster. | 2020-02-14T19:15:33Z | |
| 110-hres-1376 | 110 | hres | 1376 | Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Okeechobee Hurricane of September 1928 and its associated tragic loss of life. | Emergency Management | 2008-07-24 | 2008-09-24 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 16, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Memorializes the loss of approximately 3,000 lives due to the Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928.Recognizes: (1) the importance of hurricane preparedness measures, enhanced evacuation, emergency plans, and disaster response training especially in economically disadvantaged communities to prevent a disproportionate impact of natural disasters and disparities in disaster response; and (2) the role of relevant federal agencies, research institutes, universities, and disaster response organizations in providing intensity forecasting, long-range projections of hurricane activity, emergency management, and hurricane and storm damage reduction to better prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the impacts of storms and hurricanes.Expresses support for initiatives to enhance our understanding of storm impacts on physical structures.Urges the state of Florida and local governments to: (1) commemorate and memorialize the 80th anniversary of the Okeechobee Hurricane and its associated tragic loss of life; and (2) recognize mass graves of the victims.Urges the federal government, and state and local governments, to: (1) encourage hurricane and disaster preparedness, education, response, and mitigation; and (2) support programs and initiatives that promote such activities, especially in economically disadvantaged and migrant communities.Commends the Army Corps of Engineers for its ongoing rehabilitation of the Herbert Hoover Dike. Encourages continued federal, state, and local government collaboration toward expeditious completion of the rehabilitation effort.Recommits to hurricane preparedness, safety education, response, and mitigation for all communities. | 2023-01-11T13:15:51Z | |
| 110-s-3328 | 110 | s | 3328 | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority. | Emergency Management | 2008-07-24 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight. | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 1 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a one-year extension of the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out an alternative contracting program for research and development projects if the Secretary issues policy guidance by September 30, 2008, detailing the appropriate use of other transaction authority and provides mandatory training to each employee handling procurements under such authority.Directs the Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House Committee on Homeland Security an annual report on the exercise of such authority, including: (1) the technology areas in which research projects were conducted under other transactions; (2) the extent of the cost-sharing among federal and nonfederal sources; (3) the extent to which use of the other transactions contributed to a broadening of the technology and industrial base available for meeting the needs of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and fostered within the technology and industrial base new relationships and practices that support national security; (4) the total payments received by the government; and (5) the rationale for using such authority. | 2022-02-03T05:09:21Z | |
| 110-hr-6526 | 110 | hr | 6526 | 8/29 Investigation Team Act | Emergency Management | 2008-07-16 | 2008-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3] | LA | D | M001161 | 0 | 8/29 Investigation Team Act - Establishes a bipartisan 8/29 Investigation Team to examine: (1) the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and (2) each flood control and restoration project that has been carried out since that date in the Gulf Coast. Prohibits any elected federal official from serving as a Team member. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding member qualifications.Urges the Team to: (1) review findings and recommendations of all studies conducted in the aftermath of the levee failures in Louisiana on or after August 29, 2005; (2) review the ongoing U.S. exposure to flood control system failures; and (3) report on necessary legislative or regulatory changes. | 2020-02-14T19:15:36Z | |
| 110-hr-6461 | 110 | hr | 6461 | Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-07-10 | 2008-07-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] | PA | D | A000362 | 15 | Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 - Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine the average annual price per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel for each of the five Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts for 2007. Requires: (1) the average annual price per gallon to be based solely on data reported by the Energy Information Administration; and (2) that price to serve as the baseline fuel cost for each District.Requires FEMA to reimburse a qualified volunteer fire department for 75% of the difference between: (1) the actual expenditures of the department for gasoline and diesel fuel for a year; and (2) the amount that such expenditures would have been using the baseline fuel costs. Directs each qualified volunteer fire department seeking reimbursement to submit to the FEMA at the end of each year: (1) all of its receipts and bills of sales documenting the amounts of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased during that year; and (2) a sum total of the aggregate number of gallons and the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased. | 2020-02-14T19:15:35Z | |
| 110-s-3237 | 110 | s | 3237 | Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-07-10 | 2008-07-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6561-6562) | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 9 | Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine the average annual price per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel for each of the five Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts for 2007. Requires: (1) the average annual price per gallon to be based solely on data reported by the Energy Information Administration; and (2) that price to serve as the baseline fuel cost for each District.Requires the Secretary to reimburse a qualified volunteer fire department for 75% of the difference between: (1) the actual expenditures of the department for gasoline and diesel fuel for a year; and (2) the amount that such expenditures would have been using the baseline fuel costs. Directs each qualified volunteer fire department seeking reimbursement to submit to the Secretary at the end of each year: (1) all of its receipts and bills of sales documenting the amounts of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased during that year; and (2) a sum total of the aggregate number of gallons and the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased. | 2022-02-03T05:22:06Z | |
| 110-hr-6392 | 110 | hr | 6392 | Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-26 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 3 | Alerting Lives through Effective and Reliable Technological Systems Act of 2008 or ALERTS Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a national integrated public alert and warning system; (2) develop within such system a commercial mobile alert system to provide rapid dissemination of information over commercial mobile devices; and (3) designate an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive, aggregate, validate, and authenticate homeland security and other information originated by authorized federal, state, local, and tribal governments to facilitate the transmission of such mobile alert system.Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish common alerting and warning protocols, standards of performance, and terminology; (2) include the capability to adapt the dissemination of information and the content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or user preferences and to alert special needs populations; (3) ensure that the national warning system is incorporated into DHS training and exercise programs; and (4) coordinate with other federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments, and key stakeholders.Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilot program to increase the national warning system's reach.Amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to authorize the use of grant funds to permit state, local, and tribal governments to improve public alert and warning capabilities.Prohibits tampering or interfering with components of the national warning system that are used or designed to deliver alerts and warnings and that were purchased with public funds. | 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z | |
| 110-hr-6395 | 110 | hr | 6395 | Department of Homeland Security Preparedness, Research, and Education Program Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-26 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] | TX | D | G000553 | 0 | Department of Homeland Security Preparedness, Research, and Education Program Act of 2008 or the DHS PREP Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, to establish a program for fellowships and research to enhance domestic preparedness and the collective response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. Requires the Secretary to award fellowships to individuals to: (1) promote such research and response; and (2) provide for the development of best practices for the response to and recovery from such events. Requires recipients to be individuals who: (1) are enrolled in an institution of higher education, with priority to those enrolled in minority serving institutions; (2) have demonstrated an interest in homeland security or emergency management and response; and (3) are geographically diverse.Directs recipients to focus their research on, and participate in the rebuilding and recovery of, the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. | 2019-11-15T21:12:35Z | |
| 110-hr-6413 | 110 | hr | 6413 | To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from updating flood maps until the Administrator submits to Congress a community outreach plan, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-06-26 | 2008-06-26 | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 0 | Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from updating a floodplain area or flood-risk zone under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 until the Administrator submits a community outreach plan to Congress.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit equal to the premium paid by the taxpayer for flood insurance covering any residential property which is a qualified flood risk property, subject to an income-based limitation. Defines "qualified flood risk property" as a residential property: (1) that is located in a floodplain area or flood-risk zone depicted on a flood insurance rate map revised and updated pursuant to such Act; (2) that was outside of any floodplain area or flood-risk zone prior to such revision; and (3) that the taxpayer owned on the date such map became effective or the purchase or construction of which by the taxpayer was subject to a binding written contract on such date.Makes this Act applicable to any flood insurance rate map that becomes effective pursuant to such Act. Provides that if a refund or credit of any overpayment resulting from this Act is prevented at any time before one year after enactment of this Act, such refund or credit may occur if the claim is filed before the close of that period.Amends such Act to require the community rating system program to provide grants to communities for projects to improve the rating of communities under the program. | 2021-06-07T20:04:55Z | |
| 110-hr-6424 | 110 | hr | 6424 | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-26 | 2008-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 1 | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures within their jurisdictions. Requires a state, to be eligible for assistance, to have: (1) submitted a mitigation plan; (2) established a process for accepting and processing grant and loan applications from individual homeowners and business owners; (3) established a revolving loan fund into which any grant amounts received under this Act shall be deposited; and (4) submitted a detailed plan for how terms and conditions for authorized loans and grants will be set. Directs the Administrator to allocate grant amounts to eligible states according to a formula based on specified factors, including the nature and extent of potential hazards to property in the state, the number of properties at risk in the event that a hazard or natural disaster should occur, the amount of prior property damage incurred by the state during any previous hazard or natural disaster, and any available data on the future risk of occurrence of any hazard or natural disaster in a state.Sets forth provisions regarding baseline amounts for eligible states and matching requirements. Authorizes each state to make grants or loans to assist individual homeowners and businesses in undertaking pre-disaster property mitigation measures from a revolving loan fund established under this Act. | 2020-02-14T19:15:34Z | |
| 110-hr-6425 | 110 | hr | 6425 | Homeland Security Relief Corps Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-26 | 2008-09-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Homeland Security Relief Corps Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to maintain within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Response and Recovery Corps to perform functions related to the collective response to acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other emergencies. Requires the Corps to consist of individuals who do not ordinarily have the duties of a full-time DHS officer or employee. Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) each Corps member receives core training in functions relating to emergency response or post-incident recovery and rebuilding efforts, or both; and (2) at least 30% of Corps members assigned to carry out a project reside, or resided prior to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other emergency, in the region in which the project is conducted. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify response and recovery projects that warrant support from the Corps; (2) direct and oversee Corps activities; (3) govern the selection of Corps members; and (4) formulate and administer a system of uniform periodic reports on the number of individuals employed by, and the number of individuals and households receiving relief from, the Corps. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint a Corps member into federal service for the purpose of participation in Corps activities without regard to provisions governing appointments in the competitive service. Directs the Secretary to develop a plan for directing the Corps to assist in recovery and rebuilding efforts for the Gulf Coast region in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. | 2021-06-07T20:04:57Z | |
| 110-s-3176 | 110 | s | 3176 | Disaster Recovery Substance Abuse Mental Health Treatment Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-23 | 2008-06-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Disaster Recovery Substance Abuse Mental Health Treatment Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide mental health and substance abuse services to individuals affected by a major disaster to relieve or prevent mental health or substance abuse problems caused or aggravated by that disaster or its aftermath.Allows such assistance to include financial assistance to government agencies, mental health or substance abuse organizations, or mental health providers to provide, or train individuals to provide, mental health or substance abuse services. Restricts assistance to an 18-month period, which in limited circumstances may be extended if the President determines it to be in the public interest. Makes this applicable to any major disaster declared by the President on or after August 29, 2005.Requires the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the head of any other federal agency that provides mental health or substance abuse services, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state and local officials with responsibilities for such services, to: (1) conduct a survey of such services; and (2) develop a strategy for the adequate provision of such services to individuals affected by major disasters and to emergency response providers responding to major disasters. | 2017-12-15T00:29:29Z | |
| 110-s-3175 | 110 | s | 3175 | Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-20 | 2008-09-22 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1040. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 2 | Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to: (1) award financial assistance under the pre-disaster hazard mitigation program on a competitive basis; and (2) ensure that the amount of assistance made available to each state is not less than the lesser of $575,000 or the amount that is equal to 1% of the total funds appropriated to carry out such program for the fiscal year, and is not more than 15% of such appropriated funds. Authorizes appropriations for the program for FY2009-FY2013. Repeals the program termination date. Prohibits a state from using more than 25% of the financial assistance made available to the state under the program in a fiscal year for flood control projects. | 2022-02-03T05:09:06Z | |
| 110-hr-6285 | 110 | hr | 6285 | To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system to include the appropriation of at least 60 percent of the system cost from Federal, State, or local funds. | Emergency Management | 2008-06-17 | 2008-06-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] | CA | D | M001163 | 2 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to revise the requirements for determining a community's adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system for flood insurance eligibility purposes. Permits the minimum 60% of system cost appropriation requirement to be met from federal, state, or local appropriations or funds otherwise made available (currently, only from federal appropriations). | 2019-11-15T20:55:43Z | |
| 110-hr-6261 | 110 | hr | 6261 | Midwest Storm Victim Relief Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-06-12 | 2008-06-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H001030 | 4 | Midwest Storm Victim Relief Act of 2008 - Directs the President, in providing financial assistance to individuals and households in connection with major disasters declared for storm damage and flooding in Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin from May 26-June 15, 2008, to double the maximum assistance available under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend certain limitations on personal casualty losses attributable to major disasters declared for such storm damage and flooding. Excludes from gross income, for purposes of the Code, any amount received as compensation for a loss for which a deduction is allowed by reason of such a declaration if such compensation is received in a subsequent taxable year. | 2021-06-07T20:04:22Z | |
| 110-hr-6244 | 110 | hr | 6244 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations that require that any award fee under a cost-plus-award-fee contract entered into by the Department of Homeland Security shall be determined and paid based on a successful acquisition outcome that is specified in the contract, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-06-11 | 2008-09-29 | Provisions of Measure incorporated into H.R. 2764. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue regulations that require that any award fee under a cost-plus-award-fee contract entered into by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall be determined and paid based on a successful acquisition outcome that is specified in the contract in terms of cost, schedule, and performance. | 2019-11-15T21:12:36Z | |
| 110-hr-6245 | 110 | hr | 6245 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require a direct link on the website of the Department of Homeland Security to the website of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-06-11 | 2008-09-29 | Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2764. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish and maintain on the website of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a direct link to the website of DHS's Office of the Inspector General; and (2) the Inspector General to establish and maintain on the Office of Inspector General's website a direct link for individuals to anonymously report waste, fraud, or abuse relating to DHS. | 2019-11-15T21:12:36Z | |
| 110-hr-6246 | 110 | hr | 6246 | To require the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to establish an international registered traveler program that incorporates available technologies to expedite and enhance the security, screening, and processing of international travelers at United States borders, including United States citizens and lawful permanent residents, who enter and exit the United States, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-06-11 | 2008-09-29 | Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2764. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 0 | Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to require the international registered traveler program to expedite the screening and processing of international travelers entering or exiting the United States, including lawful permanent residents (current law specifically includes only U.S. citizens). | 2020-02-10T16:49:09Z | |
| 110-hr-6147 | 110 | hr | 6147 | FEMA Act | Emergency Management | 2008-05-22 | 2008-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] | OK | R | C001053 | 0 | Federal Emergency Management Advancement Act of 2008 or the FEMA Act - Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires FEMA to be headed by a Director appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Designates the Director as the principal advisor to the President, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of Homeland Security for all matters relating to emergency management in the United States. Directs the President to designate the Director to serve as a Cabinet member in the event of specified disasters. Establishes as FEMA's primary mission to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards, including natural and man-made disasters, through a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.Prescribes the Director's responsibilities. Provides for 10 regional offices. Requires each Regional Administrator to: (1) establish a Regional Advisory Council; and (2) oversee multi-agency strike teams. Establishes a National Operations Center. Requires the Director to: (1) establish Area Offices in appropriate Regional Offices; (2) defer to substantiating documentation submitted by states in determining the duration of a major disaster and in establishing the eligibility period for assistance; (3) establish and implement the voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program; (4) ensure that the National Response Plan provides for a clear chain of command to lead and coordinate the federal response to disasters; and (5) enter into a memorandum of understanding with specified individuals to collaborate on developing standards for deployment capabilities. Transfers specified functions and personnel to FEMA. Authorizes the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make necessary determinations regarding such functions and incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, and proper… | 2023-01-11T13:15:49Z | |
| 110-sres-579 | 110 | sres | 579 | A resolution designating the week beginning May 26, 2008, as "National Hurricane Preparedness Week". | Emergency Management | 2008-05-22 | 2008-05-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4847-4848; text as passed Senate: CR S4847-4848; text of measure as introduced: CR S4809) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Designates the week beginning May 26, 2008, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Encourages people to prepare for the hurricane season and to promote awareness of the dangers of hurricanes.Recognizes the threats posed by hurricanes and the need for the people to learn more about preparedness to minimize the impacts of, and respond more effectively to, hurricanes. | 2017-12-14T22:04:35Z | |
| 110-hr-6109 | 110 | hr | 6109 | Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-05-21 | 2008-06-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 3 | Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the pre-disaster mitigation program; (2) require other financial assistance under the program to be awarded on a competitive basis; and (3) authorize appropriations for the program through FY2011. | 2022-02-03T05:20:04Z | |
| 110-hr-6086 | 110 | hr | 6086 | To make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 2008-05-20 | 2008-05-20 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. | House | Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] | LA | R | A000361 | 0 | Makes emergency supplemental FY2008 appropriations for disaster relief and recovery related to Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita to the Department of Defense (Civil) for construction, flood control, and coastal emergencies. | 2022-02-03T05:18:01Z | |
| 110-hr-6098 | 110 | hr | 6098 | PRICE of Homeland Security Act | Emergency Management | 2008-05-20 | 2008-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 110-412. | House | Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] | WA | R | R000578 | 9 | Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008 or PRICE of Homeland Security Act - Amends Homeland Security Act of 2002 provisions concerning the use of funds to allow recipients of grants under provisions relating to the Urban Area Security Initiative or to the State Homeland Security Grant Program to use grant funds to achieve target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism, consistent with a state homeland security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional homeland security plans. Permits such aims to be met, among other ways, by paying intelligence analysts: (1) regardless of whether the analysts are current or new full-time employees or contract employees; and (2) without limitations on the period of time that an analyst can serve under awarded grants. | 2023-11-13T20:13:15Z | |
| 110-hr-6038 | 110 | hr | 6038 | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-05-13 | 2008-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 5 | Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to: (1) modernize and implement the integrated U.S. public alert and warning system to ensure that the President can alert governmental authorities and the civilian population in areas endangered by disasters under all conditions; (2) assign to the National Continuity Programs Directorate responsibility for advising on system modernization and implementation; (3) establish or adopt common alerting and warning protocols, standards, terminology, and operating procedures; (4) include in such system the capability to adapt the distribution and content of communications on the basis of geographic location, risks, or personal user preferences and to alert individuals with disabilities or limited English proficiency; and (5) ensure the conduct of training, tests, and exercises.Requires the system to: (1) incorporate multiple communications technologies; (2) be designed to adapt to and incorporate future technologies for communicating directly with the public; (3) be designed to provide alerts to the largest portion of the affected population feasible and improve the ability of remote areas to receive alerts; (4) promote local and regional partnerships to enhance community preparedness and response; and (5) provide redundant alert mechanisms.Requires the Director to conduct pilot programs to demonstrate the feasibility of using a variety of methods for achieving system requirements. | 2022-02-03T05:13:08Z | |
| 110-hr-5983 | 110 | hr | 5983 | Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-05-07 | 2008-07-31 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] | RI | D | L000559 | 5 | Homeland Security Network Defense and Accountability Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to delegate to the Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) authority for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of DHS policies, procedures, activities, funding, and systems relating to information management and information infrastructure. Lists CIO qualifications (including at least five years of executive leadership and management experience in information technology and information security) and functions (including establishing an incident response team).(Sec. 3) Directs the CIO to establish, oversee the deployment of, and regularly update security control testing protocols that ensure that DHS's information infrastructure is effectively protected against known attacks and exploitations of federal and contractor information infrastructure. (Sec. 4) Requires the Inspector General to conduct performance and programmatic reviews of DHS's information infrastructure to determine the effectiveness of its security policies and controls. Requires programmatic reviews to: (1) determine whether a DHS component is complying with policies, processes, and procedures established by the CIO; and (2) focus on risk assessment, management, and mitigation, with primary regard to the implementation of best practices such as authentication, access control (including remote access), intrusion detection and prevention, and data protection and integrity. Directs the Inspector General to submit a security report on each review that includes prioritized recommendations for improving security controls, including recommendations regarding funding changes and personnel management, to the Secretary, CIO, and head of the DHS component. Requires: (1) the DHS component head and the CIO to jointly submit a corrective action report to the Secretary and the Inspector General; and (2) the Inspector General to submit an annual report to… | 2022-02-03T05:19:44Z | |
| 110-s-2960 | 110 | s | 2960 | National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-05-01 | 2008-05-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | National Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention, which shall have primary responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for enhancing the nation's ability, and coordinating its efforts, to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, intercept, and respond to terrorist improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. Transfers to the Office all functions of the current Office for Bombing Prevention of DHS's Office of Infrastructure Protection.Directs the Secretary of DHS to ensure that a Homeland Security Advisory Council subcommittee, to be known as the Senior Advisory Committee on Improvised Explosive Device Prevention and Response, is established. Requires the Committee to: (1) provide policy guidance and recommendations; (2) develop best practices, training, and basic operational procedures; (3) promote interoperability and information sharing between the federal government and IED first responders; and (4) meet annually to review grant applications under the Bomb Prevention and Response Grant Program (established by this Act) and provide advice on proposed grant allocations.Requires the Secretary's annual report on progress in achieving compliance with the correction of Coast Guard identified vulnerabilities in port security and compliance with Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and facility security plans to include: (1) the identification of modifications necessary in funding to ensure the correction of capability gaps identified by the Coast Guard and the dive team component of the national analysis database on the capabilities of IED first responders (required to be maintained by the Office for Bombing Prevention); and (2) an assessment of progress in completing assessments for the dive team component for all applicable ports. | 2017-12-15T00:05:19Z | |
| 110-hr-5929 | 110 | hr | 5929 | Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act | Emergency Management | 2008-04-30 | 2008-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-14] | IL | D | F000454 | 0 | Nuclear Terrorism Deterrence and Detection Act - Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Administrator for Nuclear Security should, with specified minimum levels of funding, establish a graduate fellowship program in nuclear chemistry and carry out research and development to improve the speed and accuracy of nuclear forensics radiation-measurement equipment. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to require a report to Congress on any legislative, regulatory, or treaty actions necessary to facilitate international cooperation in enhancement of international nuclear-material databases and the linking of those databases to enable prompt data access. Directs the Secretaries of Defense, Energy, and Homeland Security to establish a joint independent Nuclear Forensics Advisory Panel of experts not directly associated with federal laboratories to provide independent validation of any federal nuclear forensics analysis. Directs the President to report to specified congressional committees on the involvement of Cabinet-level leadership in planned nuclear terrorism preparedness exercises that include nuclear forensics analysis. | 2022-02-03T05:14:10Z | |
| 110-hr-5915 | 110 | hr | 5915 | Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-29 | 2008-06-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] | CA | R | L000517 | 1 | Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008, or the SAFE Truckers Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) designate security sensitive material; and (2) prohibit an individual from operating a motor vehicle in commerce while transporting such material, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a transportation security card issued by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to prohibit a person (shipper) from offering a security sensitive material for transportation by motor vehicle, or causing the transportation of such material by motor vehicle, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a transportation security card. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for persons who violate the requirements of this Act. Prohibits a motor vehicle registered in Mexico or Canada from transporting security sensitive material in U.S. commerce until the operator of the motor vehicle has undergone a background records check similar to that required for U.S. commercial motor vehicle operators licensed to transport security sensitive materials in U.S. commerce. Requires the Secretary to conduct periodically a named-based background check against the U.S. integrated terrorism watch list of all individuals licensed to operate a motor vehicle to transport a hazardous material in commerce. Establishes task forces on: (1) highway security; and (2) crimes disqualifying individuals from certain transportation-related employment. | 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z | |
| 110-hr-5890 | 110 | hr | 5890 | Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-24 | 2008-04-30 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 0 . | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 8 | Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish: (1) a Community Preparedness Division in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (2) a Citizen Corps Program in the Division, through which the Secretary of Homeland Security shall bring community and government leaders together to coordinate efforts to strengthen community involvement in emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery for acts of terrorism and natural disasters.Gives the Director of that Division primary responsibility within DHS for assisting the efforts of state, local, and tribal governments in preparing citizens for emergencies. Requires the Director to consider the unique preparedness challenges faced by specified underserved populations, including persons with disabilities and limited English proficiency, socially and economically disadvantaged households, the elderly, children, and individuals with pets.Directs the Secretary to make grants to states to: (1) form and sustain a state or local Citizen Corps Council; and (2) develop and implement educational programs for the public on terrorism and natural disaster preparedness and volunteer responsibilities. Conditions receipt of funds by states on outreach efforts to underserved populations, neighborhoods bordering critical infrastructure, and specified communities and community service organizations.Establishes in the Division: (1) a Community Emergency Response Team Program; (2) a Fire Corps Program; and (3) a National Citizen Corps Council.Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a public affairs campaign; and (2) commence a pilot program to enhance citizen preparedness at primary and secondary schools and on university and college campuses. | 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z | |
| 110-hr-5900 | 110 | hr | 5900 | Schools in Homeland Security Planning Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-24 | 2008-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] | FL | R | B001247 | 0 | Schools in Homeland Security Planning Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to condition the receipt of certain state homeland security grants on a state including a representative of the state department of education in each homeland security decision-making body of the state that has authority to determine how such grants will be used. | 2019-11-15T21:12:34Z | |
| 110-hr-5879 | 110 | hr | 5879 | Save our Border Communities Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-23 | 2008-04-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Save our Border Communities Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide payment to first responders for costs associated with providing emergency services at U.S. international borders, but only to the extent that such costs are not otherwise reimbursed through any federal program and cannot otherwise be recovered. | 2020-02-14T19:15:30Z | |
| 110-s-2887 | 110 | s | 2887 | Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-17 | 2008-04-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 2 | Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct a survey of and report to Congress on the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness relating to fire department operations and firefighting practices; and (2) establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards and to consider ways in which the federal government, states, and local governments can promote, encourage, or require compliance. | 2017-12-15T00:03:32Z | |
| 110-hr-5815 | 110 | hr | 5815 | Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-16 | 2008-04-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 2 | Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a national program for the training, certification, registration, tracking, and integration of skilled construction workers to assist first responders in responding to disasters, including natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks. Requires the Director to coordinate and consult with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), other relevant agencies, and private organizations, including construction industry contractors, joint labor-management training funds, and building trade unions, that are experienced in providing rescue and recovery assistance to first responders and in the cleanup, demolition, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of disaster sites after recovery operations. | 2021-06-07T20:02:37Z | |
| 110-hr-5766 | 110 | hr | 5766 | Schools Empowered to Respond Act | Emergency Management | 2008-04-10 | 2008-04-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. | House | Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] | NC | D | E000226 | 23 | Schools Empowered to Respond Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security an Office of National School Preparedness and Response. Gives the Director of that office primary responsibility within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the support of statewide, regional, and national efforts to enhance the collective response to acts of terrorism and other disasters at schools, including by: (1) serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on the needs of schools and children in response to emergency situations; (2) ensuring that DHS policies, programs, and activities appropriately consider the needs of and impact upon schools and children; (3) creating an Internet clearinghouse that identifies resources available to schools; and (4) ensuring that education officials have input with the Government Coordinating Council.Permits the use of funds under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program to enhance school preparedness.Directs the Secretary to condition the receipt of grants on a state including in each state homeland security decision-making body that has authority to determine how grants will be used a representative selected by the state education authority who has an understanding of the emergency planning needs of local schools. Expresses the sense of Congress: (1) promoting the adoption of voluntary national standards in schools to prepare for and enable a collective response to acts of terrorism and other disasters; and (2) regarding what plans for responding should be included to ensure school participation in such collective response. | 2021-06-07T20:02:25Z | |
| 110-hr-5743 | 110 | hr | 5743 | Scientific Transformations through Advancing Research (STAR) Act | Emergency Management | 2008-04-09 | 2008-09-08 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532. | House | Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] | GA | R | B001262 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Scientific Transformations through Advancing Research (STAR) Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use donations of real and personal property, laboratory and office space, utility services, and infrastructure upgrades to carry out research, development, testing, evaluation, and related activities. | 2022-02-03T05:19:28Z | |
| 110-s-2826 | 110 | s | 2826 | 8/29 Investigation Team Act | Emergency Management | 2008-04-07 | 2008-04-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | 8/29 Investigation Team Act - Establishes a bipartisan 8/29 Investigation Team to examine: (1) the events beginning on August 29, 2005, with respect to the failure of the flood protection system in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and (2) each flood control and restoration project that has been carried out since that date in the region in which those events occurred.Prohibits any elected federal official from serving as a Team member. Expresses the sense of Congress regarding member qualifications.Urges the Team to: (1) review findings and recommendations of all studies conducted in the aftermath of the levee failures in Louisiana on or after August 29, 2005; (2) review the ongoing U.S. exposure to flood control system failures; and (3) report on necessary legislative or regulatory changes. | 2017-12-15T00:02:11Z | |
| 110-hr-5685 | 110 | hr | 5685 | Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-02 | 2008-04-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 2 | Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments for individuals and families who, because of financial hardship caused by a major disaster occurring on or after August 24, 2005, certify that they face dispossession or eviction from a residence by reason of a foreclosure of any mortgage or lien, cancellation of any contract of sale, or termination of any lease, entered into prior to such disaster. Limits assistance to not more than 18 months. | 2020-02-14T19:15:30Z | |
| 110-hr-5686 | 110 | hr | 5686 | Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-04-02 | 2008-04-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | House | Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] | CO | D | P000593 | 32 | Firefighter Fatality Reduction Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct a survey of and report to Congress on the compliance of fire departments in the United States with national consensus standards for staffing, training, safe operations, personal protective equipment, and fitness; and (2) establish a Task Force to Enhance Firefighter Safety to develop a plan to enhance firefighter safety by increasing compliance with such standards and to consider ways in which the federal government, states, and localities can promote, encourage, or require compliance. | 2021-09-29T17:07:00Z | |
| 110-hr-5662 | 110 | hr | 5662 | Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act | Emergency Management | 2008-03-31 | 2008-11-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. | House | Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] | TX | D | R000170 | 30 | Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, between fiscal years 2009 and 2013, to increase the number of full-time Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, agriculture specialists, and border security support personnel for U.S. ports of entry by not fewer than 5,000, 1,200, and 350, respectively, above the number of such personnel for which funds were made available during FY2008.Authorizes appropriations to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) for each of FY2009-FY2013 to make improvements to existing U.S. ports of entry to improve border security and for other purposes. Directs the Administrator to give priority to ports determined to be in most need of repair in accordance with required infrastructure assessment studies. | 2022-02-03T05:10:00Z | |
| 110-s-2789 | 110 | s | 2789 | A bill to amend the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide additional assistance to State and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes. | Emergency Management | 2008-03-31 | 2008-05-15 | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 to extend the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funds to state and local governments for utility costs resulting from the provision of temporary housing units to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season where the state or local government has previously arranged to pay for such utilities on behalf of the evacuees, to cover the term of any leases for up to 36 months (currently, 24 months) contracted by or prior to February 7, 2006. | 2019-11-15T21:50:18Z | |
| 110-sres-491 | 110 | sres | 491 | A resolution recognizing the need and importance of providing additional Federal funds for the Secretary of the Army to carry out hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features in the State of Louisiana. | Emergency Management | 2008-03-31 | 2008-03-31 | Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2237) | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Recognizes the urgency for Congress to approve additional federal funds required by the Corps of Engineers by October 1, 2008, to complete hurricane, coastal, and flood protection and hurricane and flood damage reduction activities and related features to meet the President's commitment to complete the Corps work necessary for the updated 100-year protection standard for the greater New Orleans area by the 2011 hurricane season. Expresses the Senate's finding that the additional funds to reduce the risk to that area from storm surges and to provide at least an updated 100-year protection standard and address associated flood protection needs shall be carried out at full federal expense. | 2022-02-03T05:09:48Z | |
| 110-hr-5650 | 110 | hr | 5650 | To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to limit the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of certain property and to discontinue large in-lieu contributions. | Emergency Management | 2008-03-14 | 2008-03-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] | FL | R | M001144 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) prohibit the President from contributing federal funds to a state or local government or private nonprofit organization for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of donated real property that the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determines is not critical to the public welfare; and (2) repeal a provision authorizing a state or local government to elect to receive in lieu of such public facility funds a contribution equal to 90% of the federal share of the estimated cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing a facility and of management expenses if such government determines that conducting such activity would not best serve the public welfare. | 2020-02-14T19:15:33Z | |
| 110-hr-5624 | 110 | hr | 5624 | Radiological Materials Security Act | Emergency Management | 2008-03-13 | 2008-04-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. | House | Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] | NY | D | C001067 | 5 | Radiological Materials Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance domestic preparedness for and collective response to terrorism by conducting a risk assessment regarding the threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences of theft or other procurement of radiological materials that could be used by a terrorist in a radiological dispersion device.Requires the Secretary to: (1) disseminate the findings of, and specific risk information developed in, the assessment to participants in the radiological sources security system; (2) develop a classification system for information regarding radiological materials and classify the assessment under such system; (3) share the assessment with participants with appropriate clearances; (4) develop a terrorism risk self-assessment tool for facilities to ascertain risk and provide it to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which shall disseminate it to system facilities; (5) issue recommended practices for securing high-risk radiological materials; and (6) make available infrastructure protection grants to owners and operators of facilities with approved facility security plans.Directs the NRC to: (1) update, promulgate, and enforce regulations for the security of radiological materials; (2) maintain and update a nuclear materials events database and a database to track regulated radiological materials and orphaned, lost, or stolen radiological materials; and (3) issue regulations requiring the owner or operator of a facility containing high-risk radiological material to create, submit to the NRC and certain states, and implement facility security plans to address vulnerabilities.Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide technical assistance for securing high-risk radiological materials to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the NRC, state and local authorities, and participating facilities. | 2021-06-07T20:01:50Z | |
| 110-hr-5577 | 110 | hr | 5577 | Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-03-11 | 2008-10-03 | House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 3, 2009. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 20 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Homeland Security should: (1) extend and modify the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; (2) take a holistic approach to securing sources of chemicals against a terrorist attack; and (3) expediently exercise existing authority to ensure that by focusing on chemicals at fixed site facilities, risk is not transferred to other potential sources of such chemicals.(Sec. 4) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions governing the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to designate any chemical substance as a substance of concern and to establish and revise the threshold quantity for such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects to human health, the environment, critical infrastructure, national security, the national economy, and public welfare that would result from a chemical facility terrorist incident.Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a list of covered chemical facilities that are of sufficient security risk based on the potential threat or likelihood of a chemical facility terrorist incident, the potential threat and likelihood of death, injury, or serious adverse effects that could result, and the proximity of the facility to population centers; (2) assign each covered facility to one of at least four risk-based tiers; (3) establish standards, protocols, and procedures for security vulnerability assessments and site security plans to be required for such facilities; (4) provide to the owner or operator of each such facility specified information, including the number of individuals at risk as a result of a worst case terrorist incident at the facility; (5) require the owner or operator to submit and, if approved, implement an assessment and a site s… | 2022-02-27T13:49:45Z | |
| 110-hr-5531 | 110 | hr | 5531 | Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-03-05 | 2008-07-31 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 1 | Next Generation Radiation Screening Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into an agreement regarding the minimum required functionality for the deployment of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal monitors (ASP) by CBP; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide Congress with the signed memorandum of understanding between the Office and CBP. Directs the Secretary to develop quantitative metrics that demonstrate any significant increased operational effectiveness of deploying ASP in primary and secondary screening sites. Requires such metrics to include: (1) a quantitative definition of "significant increase in operational effectiveness"; (2) all relevant threat materials; (3) all relevant masking scenarios; and (4) cost-benefit analysis in accordance with the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.Permits the Secretary, in determining whether to certify that ASP shows a significant increase in operational effectiveness, to consider: (1) relevant reports on ASP from the Government Accountability Office (GAO); and (2) assessments of ASP by the Independent Review Team led by the Homeland Security Institute in consultation with the National Archives.Authorizes appropriations to the Director for FY2009 and for each subsequent fiscal year for the Securing the Cities Initiative. | 2022-02-03T05:19:49Z | |
| 110-hr-5533 | 110 | hr | 5533 | Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-03-05 | 2008-06-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] | MD | D | W000784 | 0 | Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 - Extends and transfers provisions requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish risk-based performance standards, require vulnerability assessments, and implement site plans for the security of chemical facilities from the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Eliminates the condition that an actual conflict with such provisions would preempt related state or local regulatory authority. | 2022-02-03T05:12:56Z | |
| 110-sres-472 | 110 | sres | 472 | A resolution commending the employees of the Department of Homeland Security, their partners at all levels of government, and the millions of law enforcement, fire service, and emergency medical services personnel, emergency managers,and other emergency response providers nationwide for their dedicated service in protecting the people of the United States and the Nation from acts of terrorism, natural disasters, and other large-scale emergencies. | Emergency Management | 2008-03-04 | 2008-03-04 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1546-1547; text as passed Senate: CR S1547; text of measure as introduced: CR S1531) | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Commends the public servants of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), on the fifth anniversary of DHS's establishment, for their contributions to the nation's security. Salutes the efforts of government officials and private individuals to enhance the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other large-scale emergencies. Expresses appreciation for the sacrifices and commitment of law enforcement, fire service, and emergency response personnel. Urges government, businesses, and people to take steps that promote individual and community preparedness. Encourages continued efforts by every individual to enhance the nation's ability to address the full range of potential catastrophic incidents at all levels of government. | 2017-12-14T22:02:58Z | |
| 110-s-2659 | 110 | s | 2659 | A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that all trailers or mobile homes purchased by the Federal Emergency Management Agency meet the safety standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for housing used in programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | Emergency Management | 2008-02-25 | 2008-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure that any trailer or mobile home purchased by FEMA meets safety standards established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under provisions relating to limitations on hazardous materials in housing to be used in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs, including any such standards for formaldehyde, lead, or any other hazardous material, contamination, toxic chemical or gas, or radioactive substance that could affect the health or safety of an occupant. | 2022-02-03T05:11:26Z | |
| 110-s-2606 | 110 | s | 2606 | United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2008-02-07 | 2008-10-08 | Became Public Law No: 110-376. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 18, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to include within fire service personnel training: (1) tactics and strategies for dealing with natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters; (2) applying new technology and developing strategies and tactics for fighting wildfires; (3) tactics and strategies for fighting large-scale or multiple fires in a general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries, fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface, and fires involving hazardous materials; and (4) advanced emergency medical services training.Increases (from 4% to 7.5%) the percentage of authorized USFA appropriations that may be used for assistance to state and local fire service training programs. Authorizes the Superintendent to conduct on-site training. Authorizes the Administrator of USFA to contract with nationally recognized organizations that have established on-site training programs that comply with national voluntary consensus standards for fire service personnel to facilitate the delivery of USFA education and training programs directly to such personnel. Prohibits the Administrator from: (1) contracting with an organization unless it provides training that leads to certification by a nationally recognized accreditation organization or an equivalent program; and (2) expending, in any fiscal year, sums exceeding 7.5% of authorized USFA appropriations for on-site training.Requires the Administrator to: (1) include in every third annual report information about changes made to the National Fire Academy curriculum; and (2) report on the feasibility of providing training in incident comm… | 2023-11-13T20:12:27Z | |
| 110-hr-5218 | 110 | hr | 5218 | Fire-Safe Communities Act | Emergency Management | 2008-01-29 | 2008-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] | CO | D | U000038 | 1 | Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specifications for construction materials and techniques for use in such communities; and (2) standards for roads, culverts, and bridges. Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modify, for a municipality at risk, the requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program related to the provision of a non-federal share of funds, so that if such a municipality has adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant progress toward implementing it, the Administrator may reduce the required non-federal share to 10% of the grant amount. Directs the Administrator to provide grants to: (1) municipalities at risk to encourage responsible development in state-identified fire-prone regions and to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires; and (2) states to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps. Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to: (1) include as a purpose of the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of local governments to integrate fire-resistant community and home design into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush clearing ordinances; and (2) authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-safe communities located near federal land. | 2023-01-11T13:15:15Z | |
| 110-hr-4846 | 110 | hr | 4846 | First Line of Defense Infrastructure Improvement Act | Emergency Management | 2007-12-19 | 2008-01-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | First Line of Defense Infrastructure Improvement Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to establish a competitive grant program to improve first responder incident response and firefighter livability by making improvements to the infrastructure of fire stations. Requires the Administrator to award grants in each of FY2009-FY2013 to eligible fire services for: (1) repairing a station if the condition of the infrastructure prevents the service from performing incident response duties in a timely manner because the station is either decaying or contains structural impairments that impede egress of equipment or personnel; or (2) renovating a station if it does not properly accommodate all fire service personnel through the use of gender-equitable facilities.Prohibits the use of grant funds for activities related to the planning or design of infrastructure improvements. Directs the Administrator to give priority to a fire service seeking assistance for a fire station located not more than 25 miles from: (1) a facility that produces nuclear power; (2) a facility that produces, treats, or refines more than 20,000 barrels of oil per day; or (3) a location with at least one critical infrastructure, such as an international seaport, airport, refinery, or treatment plant.Prohibits the Administrator from awarding a grant exceeding 40% of the reasonable cost of carrying out the project. Conditions receipt of a grant on the fire service funding the remaining amount using non-federal funds. | 2023-01-11T13:15:01Z | |
| 110-hr-4847 | 110 | hr | 4847 | United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-19 | 2008-04-04 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5] | AZ | D | M001167 | 28 | United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for FY2009-FY2012. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Superintendent of the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control to include within fire service personnel training: (1) response, tactics, and strategies for dealing with non-terrorist-caused national catastrophes and incidents that involve weapons of mass destruction; (2) applying new technology and developing strategies and tactics for fighting wildfires; (3) response, tactics, and strategies for fighting large-scale or multiple fires in a general area that cross jurisdictional boundaries, fires occurring at the wildland-urban interface, and fires involving hazardous materials; and (4) advanced emergency medical services (EMS) training. Requires the Administrator of USFA to: (1) include in triennial reports information about changes made to the National Fire Academy curriculum; and (2) consolidate and integrate into that curriculum a course on incident command training for fire service personnel for fighting fires at U.S. ports and in marine environments, including fires on the water and aboard vessels. Provides that such course shall not relate to border and port security. Authorizes the Administrator to contract with one or more nationally recognized organizations that have established on-site training programs that prepare fire service personnel to meet national voluntary consensus standards for fire service personnel and that facilitate delivery of education and training programs, provided that such an organization: (1) provides training that leads to certification by a program accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation organization; or (2) provides training under such a program pursuant to a cooperative agreement with a federal agency. Limits the amounts that may be expended by the Administrator to carry out this provision to 4% of the amount authorize… | 2023-01-11T13:15:01Z | |
| 110-hr-4888 | 110 | hr | 4888 | To allow the Department of Homeland Security to grant a waiver or exception from certain airspace restrictions. | Emergency Management | 2007-12-19 | 2008-01-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. | House | Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] | CA | D | F000116 | 0 | Amends the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Appropriations Act, 2004 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to grant a waiver or exemption from certain airspace restrictions with respect to an event, stadium, or other venue if the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Transportation Security Administration, determines that granting such waiver or exemption poses no security risk. | 2023-01-11T13:15:29Z | |
| 110-hr-4919 | 110 | hr | 4919 | Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-19 | 2007-12-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 1 | Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments to or on behalf of individuals and households who, as a result of financial hardship caused by a major disaster, have received written notice of dispossession or eviction from a residence because of a foreclosure of mortgage or lien, cancellation of sales contract, or lease termination, entered into before such disaster. Defines such a "financial hardship" to include: (1) the loss of employment or significant income because a job, a business, or a business interest was located in a disaster area; or (2) suffering financially because of travel restrictions or station or road closures affecting residents of such area.Restricts eligibility for such assistance to individuals or households who have an adjusted gross income of not more than $75,000 ($100,000 for individuals or households who resided in an area with a high cost of living). Directs the President to adjust the limits annually to reflect inflation. Allows assistance to be provided for the duration of the period of financial hardship caused by the disaster, not to exceed 18 months. Requires recipients determined to be ineligible to return the full amount of assistance to the government.Makes this Act applicable to any major disaster declared on or after October 21, 2007. | 2023-01-11T13:15:28Z | |
| 110-hr-4830 | 110 | hr | 4830 | FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-18 | 2007-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] | AR | D | R000573 | 0 | FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to complete an assessment of the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that are necessary to stock to respond to disasters.Requires the Administrator to establish a plan for: (1) permanently storing such necessary units; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of the excess units that are in usable condition; and (3) disposing of the units that are not in usable condition. Provides for the exclusion of units that may contain an unsafe level of formaldehyde. Makes such plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act requirements for disposal of units and other applicable legal provisions. | 2023-01-11T13:15:29Z | |
| 110-hr-4832 | 110 | hr | 4832 | Wildland Fire Safety and Transparency Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-18 | 2008-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] | CO | D | U000038 | 0 | Wildland Fire Safety and Transparency Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Directors of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, (the Secretaries) to jointly submit annual reports to Congress on the wildland firefighter safety practices of the Secretaries, including training programs and activities for wildland fire suppression, prescribed burning, and wildland fire use. | 2023-01-11T13:15:29Z | |
| 110-s-2515 | 110 | s | 2515 | Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-18 | 2007-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] | NY | D | C001041 | 0 | Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a national program for the training, certification, registration, tracking, and integration of skilled construction workers to assist first responders in responding to disasters, including natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks.Requires the Director to coordinate and consult with the Department of Homeland Security, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), other relevant agencies, and private organizations, including construction industry contractors, joint labor-management training funds, and building trade unions, that are experienced in providing rescue and recovery assistance to first responders and in the cleanup, demolition, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of disaster sites after recovery operations. | 2023-01-11T13:15:24Z | |
| 110-hr-4749 | 110 | hr | 4749 | National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-17 | 2008-09-26 | Provisions of measure incorporated into Title X of S. 3623 as introduced. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 2 | National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Protective Security Coordination Division of the Office of Infrastructure Protection an Office for Bombing Prevention to enhance and coordinate U.S. efforts to deter, detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist explosive attacks in the United States.Directs the Office to: (1) serve as the lead agency of DHS for ensuring that programs designed to counter terrorist explosive attacks function together efficiently to meet the evolving threat from explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs); (2) promote secure information sharing of sensitive material and security awareness; (3) assist state, local, and tribal governments in developing multijurisdictional IED security plans for high risk jurisdictions; and (4) establish and execute a public awareness campaign to inform the general public and private sector businesses on ways they can deter, detect, prevent, protect against, and respond to terrorist explosive attacks.Authorizes appropriations.Directs the Secretary to partner with other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, nonprofit organizations, universities, and the private sector to: (1) develop a pilot program that includes a domestic breeding program for explosives detection canines; (2) increase the number of capability assessments of explosives detection canine units; (3) continue development of a scientifically-based training curriculum to enhance consensus-based national training and certification standards to provide for the effective use of explosives detection canines; and (4) continue engagement in explosives detection canine research and development activities through partnerships with the Science and Technology Directorate and the Technical Support Working Group.Directs the Secretary to develop, periodically update, and report to Congress on a national strategy to prevent and pr… | 2023-01-11T13:15:31Z | |
| 110-hr-4689 | 110 | hr | 4689 | Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-13 | 2007-12-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 1 | Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the maximum amount of assistance available to individuals and households to $50,000 (the current limit is $25,000) with respect to a single major disaster. Authorizes the President to increase the amount for an individual or household residing in a state or political subdivision of a state with a high cost of living. Makes this Act applicable to any major disaster declared on or after October 21, 2007. | 2023-01-11T13:15:33Z | |
| 110-s-2445 | 110 | s | 2445 | SMART RESPONSE Act | Emergency Management | 2007-12-11 | 2007-12-11 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] | CT | ID | L000304 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Streamlining Mitigation Actions and Recovery Tools and Regional Evacuation and Sheltering Planning of Overarching Networks for Severe Emergencies Act or the SMART RESPONSE Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from prohibiting or restricting the use by Louisiana under its Road Home Program of specified funds designated for that state under FEMA's hazard mitigation grant program for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita based upon: (1) any Program requirement that limits the amount made available to an eligible homeowner who does not agree to remain an owner and occupant of a home in Louisiana or that waives the applicability of such limitation for homeowners who are elderly or senior citizens; or (2) the fact that an applicant for Program assistance commenced construction on a structure otherwise eligible for hazard mitigation assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act without the Administrator's approval. Requires the Administrator to transfer such funds to the state as soon as practicable. Directs the Administrator to identify and implement mechanisms to simplify program requirements and ensure the expedited distribution of such funds, including: (1) creating a programmatic cost-benefit analysis by similar project type, similar geographic factors, and other similarities rather than on a structure-by-structure basis; and (2) developing a streamlined environmental review process to speed the approval of project applications. Requires the President to waive requirements under the hazard mitigation grant program that a project be cost-effective and substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering resulting from a major disaster or specify alternative requirements if a state requests such waiver to facilitate the timely use of funds. Prohibits the President fr… | 2022-02-03T05:10:43Z | |
| 110-hr-4299 | 110 | hr | 4299 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-12-06 | 2007-12-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act to redefine an act of terrorism to eliminate the requirement that the individual or individuals committing a terrorist act be acting on behalf of any foreign person or foreign interest.(Sec. 3) Extends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through calendar 2014.(Sec. 4) States that no insurer may be required to make payment for insured losses in excess of its statutory deductible combined with its statutory share of insured losses. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) notify Congress within 15 days of an act of terrorism on whether the Secretary estimates that aggregate insured losses will exceed $1 hundred billion; (2) promulgate final regulations for determining the pro rata share of insured losses which exceed $100 billion; and (3) report to Congress on the process used to determine the allocation of pro rata payments when insured losses exceed $100 billion. Requires insurers to disclose to policyholders the $100 billion cap on their liability.Modifies the federal surcharges imposed to recoup the mandatory recoupment amount. Establishes a timeline for the collection of terrorism loss risk-spreading premiums.Requires the Secretary to publish an annual updated estimate of aggregate insured losses to be used as the basis for determining whether mandatory recoupment will be required. (Sec. 5) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to certain congressional committees on: (1) the availability and affordability of insurance coverage for losses caused by terrorist attacks involving nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological terrorist events; and (2) whether there are specific markets in the United States where unique capacity constraints exist upon the amount of terrorism risk insurance available. (Sec. 6) Modifies the Act to include group life insurance… | 2023-01-11T13:15:00Z | |
| 110-hr-4290 | 110 | hr | 4290 | Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act | Emergency Management | 2007-12-05 | 2008-01-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology. | House | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | M001157 | 0 | Homeland Security Technology Advancement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend (for five additional years) specified authority of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out certain basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects and prototype projects.Directs the Under Secretary for Science and Technology to: (1) make available to any person or entity, for an appropriate fee, the services of any DHS owned and operated center or other facility for the testing of materials, equipment, models, computer software, and other items designed to advance the homeland security mission; and (2) ensure that the testing of materiel not owned by the government shall not cause government resources to be diverted from scheduled tests of government materiel or otherwise interfere with government mission requirements. Prohibits: (1) the disclosure outside the federal government of the test results and associated data that are trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information without the consent of the person or entity for whom the tests are performed; and (2) fees from exceeding the amount necessary to recoup the costs involved. Directs the Under Secretary to submit to Congress: (1) a report detailing a plan for operating such program; and (2) an annual report on the facilities that have collected fees, the partnerships formed, and the testing conducted.Directs the Comptroller General to submit to Congress an assessment of such program. | 2023-01-11T13:15:00Z | |
| 110-s-2382 | 110 | s | 2382 | FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-16 | 2008-09-30 | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 1 | Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition; (2) complete an assessment to determine the number of units FEMA needs in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (3) implement a plan to store such number of units, to sell, transfer, or donate excess units in usable condition, and to dispose of units not in usable condition. Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused units. Makes any sale, transfer, donation, or disposal of a unit under the plan subject to Stafford Act disposal requirements and other applicable law, except with respect to such sale or other actions to states, other governmental entities, and voluntary organizations for the purpose of providing temporary housing to victims of incidents caused by hazards that do not result in a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President if the governor of the affected state certifies that there is an urgent need for the units and the state is unable to provide such units in a timely manner. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, donation, or other disposal of units. (Sec. 2) Directs the President, acting through the FEMA Administrator, in providing in lieu contributions for damages suffered in Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (covered hurricane damages), to provide that the federal share of the estimated cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility and of management expenses for both public facilities and private nonprofit facilities shall be 90%.Authorizes and encourages the Pre… | 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z | |
| 110-s-2386 | 110 | s | 2386 | Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-16 | 2007-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 2 | Mortgage and Rental Disaster Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments to or on behalf of individuals and households who, as a result of financial hardship caused by a major disaster, have received written notice of dispossession or eviction from a residence because of a foreclosure of mortgage or lien, cancellation of sales contract, or lease termination, entered into before such disaster. Defines such a "financial hardship" to include: (1) the loss of employment or significant income because a job, a business, or a business interest was located in a disaster area; or (2) suffering financially because of travel restrictions or station or road closures affecting residents of such area.Restricts eligibility for such assistance to individuals or households who have an adjusted gross income of not more than $75,000 ($100,000 for individuals or households who resided in an area with a high cost of living). Directs the President to adjust the limits annually to reflect inflation. Allows assistance to be provided for the duration of the period of financial hardship caused by the disaster, not to exceed 18 months. Requires recipients determined to be ineligible to return the full amount of assistance to the government.Makes this Act applicable to any major disaster declared on or after October 21, 2007. | 2023-01-11T20:08:13Z | |
| 110-s-2388 | 110 | s | 2388 | Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-16 | 2007-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 2 | Disaster Rebuilding Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the maximum amount of assistance available to individuals and households to $50,000 (the current limit is $25,000) with respect to a single major disaster. Authorizes the President to increase the amount for an individual or household residing in a state with a high cost of living. Makes this Act applicable to any major disaster declared on or after October 21, 2007. | 2023-01-11T20:08:13Z | |
| 110-s-2390 | 110 | s | 2390 | Fire-Safe Communities Act | Emergency Management | 2007-11-16 | 2007-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 1 | Fire-Safe Communities Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to publish a federal model ordinance for municipalities at risk (subdivisions located in a fire hazard area) that includes specified elements regarding fire prevention and management, such as: (1) specifications for construction materials and techniques for use in such communities; and (2) standards for roads, culverts, and bridges.Authorizes the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to modify, for a municipality at risk, the requirements of the Fire Management Assistance Grant Program related to the provision of a non-federal share of funds, so that if such a municipality has adopted an applicable model ordinance and is making significant progress toward implementing it, the Under Secretary may reduce the required non-federal share to 10% of the grant amount.Directs the Under Secretary to provide grants to: (1) municipalities at risk to encourage responsible development in state-identified fire-prone regions and to mitigate the catastrophic effects of fires; and (2) states to create or update fire-hazard assessment maps.Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to: (1) include as a purpose of the Community and Private Land Fire Assistance Program to enhance the capacity of local governments to integrate fire-resistant community and home design into local planning, zoning, building code, and brush clearing ordinances; and (2) authorize a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing assistance to fire-safe communities located near federal land. | 2023-01-11T20:08:11Z | |
| 110-hr-4183 | 110 | hr | 4183 | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-14 | 2008-04-30 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 0 . | House | Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] | CA | D | S000030 | 12 | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify provisions establishing in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, under which the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist state and local governments in responding to structural collapses resulting from terrorist acts and other incidents.Directs the Secretary to: (1) select and designate task forces to participate in the System and determine criteria for participation; (2) enter into an agreement with the sponsoring agency of each task force regarding participation; and (3) maintain such management and technical teams as the Secretary deems necessary. Authorizes a task force to include states, local governments, private nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities.Directs the Secretary (subject to specified limitations) to enter into, with each sponsoring agency: (1) an annual preparedness cooperative agreement; and (2) a response cooperative agreement, under which the Secretary agrees to reimburse agency costs incurred in responding to incidents.Authorizes the Secretary to appoint a System member for sponsored or sanctioned exercises, pre-incident staging, or major disaster, emergency response, or training events. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) appointment into federal service, including employment status, compensation, treatment as an employee in the event of personal injury, illness, disability, or death, liability, and employment and re-employment rights; and (2) licenses and permits. Directs the Secretary to establish and maintain an advisory subcommittee of the National Advisory Council. | 2023-01-11T20:11:45Z | |
| 110-hr-4186 | 110 | hr | 4186 | To repeal the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. | Emergency Management | 2007-11-14 | 2008-01-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 0 | Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to repeal the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. | 2023-01-11T20:11:43Z | |
| 110-hr-4158 | 110 | hr | 4158 | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-13 | 2007-11-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 9 | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of 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; (3) designate task forces to participate in the System and determine criteria for participation; and (4) enter into an agreement with the required sponsoring agency of each task force regarding participation. Sets forth provisions regarding the composition of task forces and reimbursement. Authorizes the Administrator to appoint a System member for a period of federal service to participate in sponsored or sanctioned exercises, pre-incident staging, major disaster and emergency response activities, and training events. Entitles a member who suffers personal injury, illness, disability, or death while acting in the scope of such appointment to be treated as an employee who sustained the injury in the performance of duty. Sets forth provisions regarding election of benefits, liability, employment and re-employment rights, and licenses and permits. Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and maintain an advisory committee; and (2) enter into an annual preparedness cooperative agreement with each agency; and (3) enter into response cooperative agreements under which the Administrator agrees to reimburse agencies for emegency response costs. | 2023-01-11T20:12:12Z | |
| 110-s-2335 | 110 | s | 2335 | Case Management Services Improvement Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-13 | 2007-12-12 | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 3 | Case Management Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act that authorize the President to provide case management services for victims of major disasters to require private sector recipients to be nonprofit or faith-based organizations with experience in case management services. Makes this provision applicable to any major disaster declared on or after January 1, 2005. | 2023-01-11T14:50:57Z | |
| 110-s-2328 | 110 | s | 2328 | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007 | Emergency Management | 2007-11-08 | 2007-11-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 0 | Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states to promote pre-disaster property mitigation measures within their jurisdictions.Requires a state, to be eligible for assistance, to have: (1) submitted a mitigation plan; (2) established a process for accepting and processing grant and loan applications from individual homeowners and business owners; (3) established a revolving loan fund to which any grant amounts received under this Act shall be deposited; and (4) submitted a detailed plan for how terms and conditions for authorized loans and grants will be set.Directs the Administrator to allocate grant amounts to eligible states according to a formula based on specified factors, including the nature and extent of potential hazards to property in the state, the number of properties at risk in the event that a hazard or natural disaster should occur, the amount of prior property damage incurred by the state during any previous hazard or natural disaster, and any available data on the future risk of occurrence of any hazard or natural disaster in a state.Sets forth provisions regarding baseline amounts for eligible states and matching requirements. Authorizes each state to make grants or loans to assist individual homeowners and businesses in undertaking pre-disaster property mitigation measures from a revolving loan fund established under this Act. | 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z | |
| 110-hr-4096 | 110 | hr | 4096 | Wild Fire Prevention Act | Emergency Management | 2007-11-06 | 2008-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H000981 | 7 | Wild Fire Prevention Act - Bars any federal law from prohibiting or restricting private property owners or local communities that manage public land from clearing brush or making other modifications to their property to create fire breaks for the protection of human lives and property. | 2023-01-11T20:16:25Z |
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