3.0.0 713 2023-01-11T13:18:08Z 2023-01-11T13:18:08Z Senate S S 2009-03-26 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-20T17:26:30Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-20T17:26:15Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2009-09-09T19:28:27Z Referred to 2009-09-08T23:59:22Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2009-06-01T22:29:38Z Markup by 2009-04-01T19:55:45Z Referred to 2009-03-26T16:29:44Z S. Rept. 111-23 2010-05-20 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2010-05-20 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2009-09-09 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2009-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-09-08 14:06:08 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2009-08-06 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2009-08-05 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8888-8889; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8888; text as passed Senate: CR S8888-8889) Floor 2009-08-05 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8888-8889; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8888; text as passed Senate: CR S8888-8889) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-01 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 69. Calendars 2009-06-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 111-23. Committee 2009-06-01 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 111-23. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2009-04-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2009-03-26 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N 2009-04-03T04:00:00Z S. 713, FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20558 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 1, 2009</p> 2009-04-03T04:00:00Z S. 713, FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20558 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 1, 2009 Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Homelessness and emergency shelter Emergency Management 00 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-17T19:23:08Z FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 - 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 emergencies or 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 of such units.

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) transferring, selling, 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 the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of unused temporary housing units purchased by FEMA.

]]> 35 2009-08-05 Passed Senate amended 2009-11-06T22:27:48Z FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 - 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 emergencies or 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 of such units.

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) transferring, selling, 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 the appropriate congressional committees on the status of the distribution, sale, transfer, or other disposal of temporary housing units under this Act.

]]> FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 Display Title FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 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 2009 Short Titles as Passed Senate FEMA Accountability Act of 2009 S Senate Referred in House 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s713rs/xml/BILLS-111s713rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s713is/xml/BILLS-111s713is.xml 2010-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. 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.