3.0.0 2124 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z Senate S S 2005-12-16 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-16T18:55:58Z Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2006 109 4704 HR 2006-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2005-12-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2005-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2006-05-25 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2006-05-25 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2006-05-25 False L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2006-05-25 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-06-20 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2006-06-20 False Emergency Management Access Board Administrative procedure Animals Blind Building laws Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Deaf Department of Homeland Security Disabled Disaster loans Disaster relief Displaced persons Economics and Public Finance Emergency housing Employee training Evacuation of civilians Executive reorganization Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Health Housing and Community Development Housing for the disabled Housing subsidies Hurricane aftermath legislation Labor and Employment Law Local laws Medical supplies Relocation Rescue work Science, Technology, Communications Self-help devices for the disabled Small business Standards State laws Telephone Transportation and Public Works Transportation and the disabled Emergency Management 00 2005-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-06T20:18:46Z Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to appoint a Disability Coordinator to ensure that the needs of individuals with disabilities are properly addressed in emergency preparedness and disaster relief efforts in the event of a major disaster.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to: (1) temporary housing for use by individuals with disabilities; and (2) the right of individuals with disabilities to live independently.

Provides for increased accessibility for such individuals of replacement housing built with federal funds following major disasters.

]]> Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2005 Display Title Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to address the needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning requirements and relief efforts in the event of a major disaster, to increase the accessibility of replacement housing built with Federal funds following Hurricane Katrina and other major disasters, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Preparedness and Response for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2124is/xml/BILLS-109s2124is.xml 2005-12-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.