3.0.0 1741 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z 2023-01-13T04:50:00Z Senate S S 2005-09-21 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2006-06-15T18:23:17Z Referred to 2005-09-21T17:30:49Z Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act 109 6399 HR 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Related bill CRS Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 109 3850 HR 2005-10-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2006-06-15 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2005-09-21 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000126 Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] GEORGE VOINOVICH R OH V. N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2005-09-21 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2006-03-28 False C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-04-26 False D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-04-26 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-04-26 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2006-05-03 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2006-05-04 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2006-05-18 False S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2006-05-18 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2006-05-23 False S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2006-05-25 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-06-05 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-06-05 False B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2006-06-08 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2006-06-14 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-06-21 False 2006-07-12T04:00:00Z S. 1741, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17956 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 15, 2006</p> 2006-07-12T04:00:00Z S. 1741, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17956 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 15, 2006 Emergency Management Access to health care Adult day care Chemicals Child care workers Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Communication in medicine Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Day care Directories Disaster relief Disasters Education Elementary and secondary education Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental health Environmental monitoring Epidemiology Families Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health education Health insurance Health surveys Higher education Hurricane aftermath legislation Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Medical records Medical research Medical tests Mental health Mental health services Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Patients' rights Physical examinations Police Preventive medicine Public health Rescue work Right of privacy School personnel Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Students Teachers Terrorism Toxicology Volunteer workers Emergency Management 00 2005-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2007-01-18T20:43:43Z Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, if one or more chemicals or substances associated with potential acute or chronic human health effects are being or have been released in a disaster area, to carry out a program for the protection, assessment, monitoring, and study of the health and safety of workers or volunteers who respond to a major disaster or emergency, residents in a disaster area, or persons who are employed in, or who attend school, child care, or adult day care in, a disaster area..

Authorizes the President to carry out such a program through a cooperative agreement with a medical institution or a consortium of medical institutions, especially those located near the disaster area and any other area in which there reside groups of individuals that worked or volunteered in response to the disaster. Requires such an institution to have appropriate experience in the areas of environmental or occupational health, toxicology, and safety.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter jointly into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report on disaster area health and environmental protection and monitoring.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to extend to September 30, 2007, the authority for the predisaster hazard mitigation program.

]]> Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Display Title Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a program for the protection of the health and safety of residents, workers, volunteers, and others in a disaster area. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1741is/xml/BILLS-109s1741is.xml 2006-06-15 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 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.