3.0.0 1043 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z 2023-01-11T13:28:42Z House HR 2015-02-24 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KIND:H.R. 1043.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8.[Page H1115]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-25T22:38:00Z hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-25T16:56:28Z hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-25T16:56:20Z hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-25T16:56:10Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-25T16:56:03Z Referred to 2015-02-24T17:01:45Z RESPONSE Act of 2016 114 546 S 2016-12-16 Became Public Law No: 114-321. Related bill CRS 2015-02-25 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 2015-02-25 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2015-02-25 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2015-02-25 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2015-02-25 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2015-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2015-02-24 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2015-02-24 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2015-02-24 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-02-24 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2015-02-24 True B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2015-03-10 False Emergency Management Accidents Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Public-private cooperation Railroads Rural conditions and development Transportation safety and security Emergency Management 00 2015-02-24 Introduced in House 2015-03-04T18:03:44Z RESPONSE Act of 2015

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council.

Directs the Subcommittee to evaluate the following topics and develop recommendations for improving emergency responder training and resource allocation for hazardous materials incidents involving railroads:

  • the quality and application of training for local emergency first responders related to rail hazardous materials incidents, with a particular focus on local emergency responders and small communities near railroads;
  • the effectiveness of funding levels related to training local emergency responders for rail hazardous materials incidents, with a particular focus on local emergency responders and small communities;
  • a strategy for integration of commodity flow studies, mapping, and access platforms for local emergency responders and how to increase the rate of access to the individual responder in existing or emerging communications technology;
  • the need for emergency response plans for rail, similar to existing law related to maritime and stationary facility emergency response plans for hazardous materials;
  • the need for a rail hazardous materials incident database;
  • increasing access to relevant, useful, and timely information for the local emergency responder for training purposes and in the event of a rail hazardous materials incident; and
  • determining the most appropriate agencies and offices for the implementation of the recommendations.

Terminates the Subcommittee not later than four years after this Act's enactment, subject to one year extensions.

]]> RESPONSE Act of 2015 Display Title RESPONSE Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced RESPONSE Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1043ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1043ih.xml 2015-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. 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.