3.0.0 4564 2023-01-13T04:49:25Z 2023-01-13T04:49:25Z House H HR 2005-12-15 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2006-02-16T16:48:22Z Referred to 2005-12-15T14:58:25Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2005-12-16T14:51:35Z Referred to 2005-12-15T14:58:20Z 2006-02-16 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-12-16 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 2005-12-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-12-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-15 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N Emergency Management Alabama Auditing Charitable contributions Charities Community development Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Data banks Disaster relief Emergency communication systems Finance and Financial Sector Floods Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Infrastructure Inspectors general Louisiana Mississippi Nonprofit organizations Performance measurement Planning-programming-budgeting Pluralism (Social sciences) Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Volunteer workers Emergency Management 00 2005-12-15 Introduced in House 2006-04-25T20:41:31Z Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emergencies (SURGE) Act - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to specified congressional committees on the feasibility of establishing a publicly accessible disaster charities database of nongovernmental, private donor, private sector, and volunteer organizations that provide relief services following Incidents of National Significance and other disasters and emergencies, including organizations specializing in immediate relief and those specializing in longer-term community redevelopment.

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the FEMA Director, after the Secretary of Homeland Security declares an Incident of National Significance, to submit to such congressional committees initial, interim, and final immediate relief estimates of the money needed for immediate relief for Incident victims, and the portion of that total that private charities and nonprofit organizations should be reasonably expected to provide.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to such congressional committees on the use by hurricane-relief charities of nongovernment funds donated for relief for the victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) assess the performance of the American National Red Cross after the hurricanes with respect to its DHS partnership and related responsibilities pursuant to Emergency Support Function 6 of the National Response Plan under the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and (2) report on its designation as the only nongovernmental organization with primary agency responsibility under such Emergency Support Function.

Directs the Secretary to establish a disaster call center network to facilitate responses to Incidents of National Significance, disasters, and emergencies.

Amends the federal charter of the American Red Cross with respect to its annual report to the Secretary of Defense, its purpose, and mandatory management staff, partnership, and business enterprise initiative diversity.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to amend the National Response Plan to include a similar diversity requirement.

]]> Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emergencies (SURGE) Act Display Title Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emergencies (SURGE) Act Official Title as Introduced To make improvements in the administration of charitable donations made in the aftermath of disasters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emergencies (SURGE) Act Introduced in House 2005-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4564ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4564ih.xml 2006-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.