3.0.0 1137 2020-02-14T19:14:08Z 2020-02-14T19:14:08Z House H HR 2005-03-07 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-03-08T16:08:28Z Referred to 2005-03-07T16:50:39Z 2005-03-08 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2005-03-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 N S000303 Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] E. SHAW R FL CLAY 22 2005-03-07 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2005-03-07 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2005-03-07 True D000114 Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] JIM DAVIS D FL 11 2005-03-07 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2005-03-07 True B000716 Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] ALLEN BOYD D FL JR. 2 2005-03-07 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2005-03-07 True R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2005-09-12 False Emergency Management Administrative procedure Auditing Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Disasters Economics and Public Finance Employee training Environmental Protection Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal aid to Indians Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law Local officials Minorities Municipal services Native Americans Public-private partnerships Quality of life Refuse and refuse disposal State officials Emergency Management 00 2005-03-07 Introduced in House 2005-03-29T20:25:39Z Responding Equitably, Swiftly, Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include among those methods by which Congress intends to provide Federal disaster assistance: (1) ensuring that assistance is adequate and allows individuals to maintain their pre-disaster quality of life; and (2) ensuring that minority and low-income individuals and households and those in underserved communities receive equitable assistance.

Makes State and local governments eligible for Federal disaster assistance for debris removal on private lands, retroactive to August 11, 2004, if: (1) such governments provide specified services to such lands; or (2) failure to remove the debris places the lives, health, and safety of those living in the community at immediate risk.

Makes individuals and households eligible to apply for Federal disaster assistance for a period of 18 months beginning on the date of declaration of a major disaster. Increases the amount of individual and household assistance.

Directs the Federal Coordinating Officer appointed by the President in response to a major disaster to designate a local coordinating officer for each affected county.

Requires: (1) Federal financial assistance for disaster relief and emergency assistance to be allocated, distributed, or approved only by employees of the Department of Homeland Security or other appropriate Federal agencies; and (2) preparation of a report (for submission to specified congressional committees) on the role and effectiveness of using private entities to deliver disaster assistance.

Establishes a disaster expert grant program, to be fully funded by the Federal Government.

]]> Responding Equitably, Swiftly, Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Responding Equitably, Swiftly, Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005 Display Title Responding Equitably, Swiftly, Proportionally, and On-time to Natural Disasters Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response to disasters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1137ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1137ih.xml 2005-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.