3.0.0 2302 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z Senate S S 2006-02-16 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-02-16T19:54:21Z Restoring Emergency Services to Protect Our Nation From Disasters Act of 2006 109 5316 HR 2006-12-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 434. Related bill CRS Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act of 2005 109 1615 S 2005-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2006-02-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-02-28 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-03-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2006-04-27 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-05-04 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-05-04 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2006-05-24 False J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2006-06-06 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2006-06-06 False Emergency Management Advice and consent of the Senate Congress Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief Executive reorganization Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Hurricane aftermath legislation Legislation Planning Presidential appointments Emergency Management 00 2006-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-22T16:45:36Z Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2006 - Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires FEMA to be headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Requires FEMA to: (1) include all functions and authorities prescribed by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) carry out its mission to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the nation from all hazards with a comprehensive, risk-based emergency management program.

Requires FEMA to remain the lead agency for the Federal Response Plan.

]]> Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2006 Display Title Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Emergency Management Improvement Act of 2006 Popular Titles FEMA Reorganization bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2006-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2302is/xml/BILLS-109s2302is.xml 2006-02-16 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.