3.0.0 2863 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z Senate S S 2009-12-10 111 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-12-10T19:16:40Z 2009-12-10 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-12-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12911-12912) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-12-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Homeland security Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2009-12-10 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-16T19:09:31Z Emergency Response Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to redefine "major disaster" as any natural disaster (including pandemics), act of terrorism, or other manmade disaster (under current law, any natural catastrophe) in any part of the United States that, in the determination of the President, causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance to supplement the efforts and resources of states, local governments, and disaster relief organizations.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a representative to lead a working group with national organizations that represent state, local, and tribal government interests to prepare best practice recommendations for facilitating the flow of public health information to state fusion centers and the greater homeland security community.

]]> Emergency Response Act of 2009 Display Title Emergency Response Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that an outbreak of infectious disease or act of terrorism may be a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122 et seq.), and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Response Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s2863is/xml/BILLS-111s2863is.xml 2009-12-10 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.