3.0.0 5498 2023-01-13T04:48:25Z 2023-01-13T04:48:25Z House H HR 2006-05-25 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2006-05-26T20:46:04Z Referred to 2006-05-25T14:05:35Z 2006-05-26 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 2006-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2006-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 N A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2006-05-25 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2006-05-25 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2006-05-25 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2006-05-25 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2006-05-25 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2006-05-25 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2006-05-25 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2006-05-25 True W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2006-05-25 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2006-05-25 True B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 2006-05-25 True Emergency Management Alabama Congressional reporting requirements Disaster relief Emergency communication systems Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Floods Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Illiteracy Language and languages Louisiana Mississippi Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Translating and interpreting Emergency Management 00 2006-05-25 Introduced in House 2006-08-02T14:08:06Z Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require regulations issued for the guidance of personnel providing federal assistance at major disaster sites to include provisions ensuring that relief activities be accomplished without discrimination based on English proficiency.

Directs the President to: (1) ensure that all federal entities that provide assistance maintain the capability to administer competent interpreter and translation services; (2) communicate with state and local governments to identify individuals with limited English proficiency and include them in disaster preparedness planning; (3) have available for activation a sufficient cadre of emergency assistance employees; (4) develop and maintain an informational clearinghouse of model language assistance programs and best practices; and (5) report to Congress on the treatment of individuals with limited English proficiency during Hurricane Katrina and on the feasibility of operating a toll-free number by which such individuals can obtain information in their primary language regarding federally funded disaster services and benefits.

Includes within the technical assistance the President is required to provide to states assistance to individuals with and without English proficiency following disasters.

Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) conduct an emergency preparedness demonstration program to study the needs of individuals and households with limited English proficiency for use in the design and development of community and family preparedness programs; and (2) develop initiatives to improve disaster awareness and readiness in communities that have individuals with limited English proficiency.

]]> Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act Display Title Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of disaster relief and preparedness services with respect to persons with limited English proficiency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Equitable Access to Disaster Relief and Preparedness Services Act Introduced in House 2006-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5498ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5498ih.xml 2006-05-26 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.