3.0.0 5759 2023-01-12T17:52:39Z 2023-01-12T17:52:39Z House H HR 2006-07-11 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-01T19:34:29Z Referred to 2006-07-11T12:45:48Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-18T13:13:47Z hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-18T13:13:27Z Referred to 2006-07-11T12:45:43Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-12T20:54:44Z Referred to 2006-07-11T12:45:38Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2006-07-11T12:46:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-11T12:46:00Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-11T12:45:53Z Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 109 5013 HR 2006-08-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006 109 5351 HR 2006-11-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 109-712, Part I. Related bill CRS Good Samaritan Liability Improvement and Volunteer Encouragement Act of 2005 109 1747 S 2005-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Hurricane Election Relief Act of 2005 109 2166 S 2006-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2006-08-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . Committee 2006-07-18 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. Committee 2006-07-18 hshm08 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. Committee 2006-07-12 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 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 2006-07-11 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Energy and Commerce, International Relations, the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 2006-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001035 Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] Katherine Harris R FL 13 N Emergency Management Administrative procedure Advice and consent of the Senate Aircraft Alabama Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Biological warfare Cabinet officers Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Charitable contributions Chemical warfare Civil actions and liability Coastal zone Commerce Computer security measures Congress Congressional elections Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Curricula Damages Data banks Deceptive advertising Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Disasters Displaced persons Distance education District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Education Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Emergency communication systems Emergency housing Emergency medicine Employee training Employers' liability Equipment and supplies Evacuation of civilians Executive reorganization Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Fire fighters Firearms Firearms control Floods Fraud Gifts Good samaritan laws Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Gulf States Health Health information systems Health surveys Higher education Housing and Community Development Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Influenza Information networks Information technology Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Inspectors general Intelligence officers International Affairs International relief Interstate compacts Judicial review Labor and Employment Law Law enforcement officers Legal fees Liability (Law) Local employees Logistics Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maryland Medical personnel Metropolitan areas Minorities Mississippi Motor vehicles Native Americans Nonprofit organizations Nuclear terrorism Paramedical personnel Planning Police Presidential appointments Presidential elections Presidential powers Public health Public-private partnerships Punitive damages Regional planning Rescue work Risk Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education September 11, 2001 Service academies Signs and symbols Small business Social Welfare State employees Terrorism Texas Urban affairs Virginia Volunteer workers Voting machines Waste in government spending Emergency Management 00 2006-07-11 Introduced in House 2006-10-05T19:33:09Z Foundations for Emergency Management Act or the FEMA Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of a Directorate of Emergency Management (DEM) (replacing the Directorate of Emergency Preparedness and Response). Requires DEM to be headed by an Under Secretary for Emergency Management and to include Deputy Under Secretaries for: (1) Emergency Preparedness and Mitigation; and (2) Emergency Response and Recovery. Directs the Under Secretary to serve as a Cabinet Officer during an Incident of National Significance.

Requires the Secretary of DHS to: (1) ensure and annual certify that all programs within DEM administering federal assistance maintain proper internal management controls to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; and (2) develop and implement a fraud prevention training program. Provides for the establishment within DHS of a Deputy Inspector General for Response and Recovery.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize grants for state disaster preparedness programs and plans for catastrophic incidents. Requires the President to conduct annual reviews of federal agencies, states, and local governments in preparing for catastrophic incidents.

Good Samaritan Liability Improvement and Volunteer Encouragement Act of 2006 or the GIVE Act of 2006 - Exempts from liability for acts or omissions in providing services in connection with a declared disaster: (1) disaster relief volunteers; (2) employers or business partners of disaster relief volunteers; (3) hosts or enabling persons, entities, or organizations; and (4) governmental and intergovernmental entities for donations of disaster relief goods. Provides for punitive and non-economic damages only for willful, knowing, or reckless misconduct.

Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 - Prohibits U.S. officers or employees, while acting in support of relief in a major disaster or emergency, from taking specified actions to restrict the possession, registration, or carrying of firearms, such as seizing any firearm the possession of which is not prohibited under federal or state law (with exceptions). Authorizes civil actions in U.S. district court for the return of confiscated firearms.

Hurricane Election Relief Act of 2006 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to each state for the purpose of: (1) restoring and replacing supplies, materials, records, equipment, and technology used in the administration of federal elections that were damaged, destroyed, or dislocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita; and (2) ensuring the full participation in such elections by individuals displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

]]> FEMA Act Display Title FEMA Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Directorate of Emergency Management, to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the Directorate, to codify certain existing functions of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill GIVE Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Hurricane Election Relief Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced FEMA Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Good Samaritan Liability Improvement and Volunteer Encouragement Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced Foundations for Emergency Management Act Introduced in House 2006-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5759ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5759ih.xml 2006-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman . 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.