3.0.0 2382 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z Senate S S 2007-11-16 110 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Discharged from 2008-09-29T18:41:38Z Referred to 2008-09-26T23:12:26Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-09-11T16:51:15Z Markup by 2008-06-25T15:41:38Z Referred to 2007-11-16T17:16:34Z S. Rept. 110-453 FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 110 4830 HR 2007-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey the surface estate of the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the city of Galveston, Texas. 110 4829 HR 2007-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Text similarities House 2008-09-30 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. Floor 2008-09-29 14:42:53 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:42:43 On passage Passed without objection. Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:42:43 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 14:42:25 Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10615-10618) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:42:24 Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. Floor H30200 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 Committee on Transportation discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-09-29 Committee on Transportation discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-09-26 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2008-09-26 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-09-26 17:30:01 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-26 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-09-26 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Senate The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-09-26 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9604-9605;text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9605) Floor 2008-09-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 951. Calendars 2008-09-11 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-453. Committee 2008-09-11 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-453. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2008-06-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-11-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z S. 2382, FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20038 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008</p> 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z S. 2382, FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20038 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008 Emergency Management Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disaster relief Emergency housing Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Formaldehyde Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Housing and Community Development Law Mobile homes Storage Surplus government property Emergency Management 00 2007-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-27T19:53:40Z FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment of the number of manufactured housing units necessary to stock to respond to disasters; and (2) establish and implement a well developed plan for permanently storing necessary manufactured housing units, selling or transferring usable surplus units, and disposing of unusable units.

Authorizes the Administrator to exclude from the plan any travel trailer that may contain formaldehyde upon certifying that he or she is unable to determine the safe level of exposure to formaldehyde. Terminates such authority on the date the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgates regulations regarding formaldehyde exposure levels that are applicable to travel trailers.

]]> 01 2008-09-11 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2008-09-15T19:07:55Z FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) complete an assessment to determine the number of temporary housing units purchased by FEMA that it needs to maintain in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (2) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including appropriate criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure.

Requires the Administrator to establish and implement a plan for: (1) storing the number of temporary housing units that the Administrator has determined that FEMA needs to maintain in stock; (2) selling, transferring, or otherwise disposing of such units in FEMA's inventory that are in excess of that number and in usable condition; and (3) disposing of such units that are determined not to be in usable condition.

Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law.

Directs the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.

]]> 35 2008-09-26 Passed Senate amended 2008-10-01T18:37:30Z FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition, including criteria for formaldehyde testing and exposure; (2) complete an assessment to determine the number of units FEMA needs in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (3) implement a plan to store such number of units, to sell or transfer excess units in usable condition, and to dispose of units not in usable condition.

Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused units.

]]> 36 2008-09-29 Passed House amended 2008-10-01T20:34:12Z Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition; (2) complete an assessment to determine the number of units FEMA needs in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (3) implement a plan to store such number of units, to sell, transfer, or donate excess units in usable condition, and to dispose of units not in usable condition.

Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused units. Makes any sale, transfer, donation, or disposal of a unit under the plan subject to Stafford Act disposal requirements and other applicable law, except with respect to such sale or other actions to states, other governmental entities, and voluntary organizations for the purpose of providing temporary housing to victims of incidents caused by hazards that do not result in a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President if the governor of the affected state certifies that there is an urgent need for the units and the state is unable to provide such units in a timely manner. Directs the Administrator to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, donation, or other disposal of units.

(Sec. 2) Directs the President, acting through the FEMA Administrator, in providing in lieu contributions for damages suffered in Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (covered hurricane damages), to provide that the federal share of the estimated cost of repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility and of management expenses for both public facilities and private nonprofit facilities shall be 90%.

Authorizes and encourages the President to use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures for appeals of decisions made under the Stafford Act regarding the award or denial of assistance or the amount of assistance provided to a state, local government, or owner or operator of a private facility for covered hurricane damages. Requires the President to: (1) provide to such entity written notice of a denial of a request to use ADR procedures for an appeal; and (2) submit quarterly reports to specified committees on denials, a report on how ADR procedures are being used and recommendations on whether the President should be given the authority to use such procedures on a permanent basis, and a report regarding the status of recovery for Louisiana and Mississippi from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Authorizes the President to use simplified procedures for covered hurricane damages if requested by such entity for a project for which the federal estimate of the cost is less than $100,000.

(Sec. 3) Authorizes the President to provide case management services or assistance under the Stafford Act for victims of any major disaster relating to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to review, update, and revise the individual assistance factors considered to measure the severity, magnitude, and impact of a disaster.

]]> FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 Display Title FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced FEMA Accountability Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 S Senate 5657 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:13:14Z 2008-09-26 Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 5657 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/5657 L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 1 1 P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2008-09-26 True 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 2382 FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z 6 2008-09-26 0 Senate Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-09-26 0 Senate Amendment SA 5657 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Lieberman. (consideration: CR S9605; text: CR S9605) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2008-09-26 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5657 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Lieberman.(consideration: CR S9605; text: CR S9605) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-26 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 1188 110 HAMDT Amendment inserted a complete new text. Amendment in the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:13:14Z 2008-09-29 On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. 14:42:42 R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z House of Representatives 110 S Senate S 2382 FEMA Accountability Act of 2008 2023-01-11T14:50:56Z 7 2008-09-29 14:42:42 On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. Floor H34111 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:42:26 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) Floor H3A100 2 House floor actions 2008-09-29 14:42:26 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall.(consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) NotUsed 71500 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 14:42:42 Amendment agreed to by House: On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. NotUsed 79000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 14:42:42 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. Floor 72000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-29 House amendment offered Floor 71000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed Amendment House 2008-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2382eah/xml/BILLS-110s2382eah.xml Engrossed in Senate 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2382es/xml/BILLS-110s2382es.xml Referred in House 2008-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2382rfh/xml/BILLS-110s2382rfh.xml Reported to Senate 2008-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2382rs/xml/BILLS-110s2382rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2382is/xml/BILLS-110s2382is.xml 2008-09-30 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. 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.