3.0.0 4460 2023-01-11T13:37:58Z 2023-01-11T13:37:58Z House HR 2017-11-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARLETTA:H.R. 4460.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause3 (related to regulation of Commerce with foreign Nations,and among the several States, and with Indian tribes) andClause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).[Page H9468]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Discharged from 2018-12-21T16:54:22Z Referred to 2017-11-28T17:01:10Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Discharged from 2017-11-30T21:51:56Z Referred to 2017-11-29T20:35:51Z Reported by 2018-12-21T16:54:04Z Markup by 2017-11-30T22:00:39Z Referred to 2017-11-28T17:01:05Z H. Rept. 115-1098 Wildfire Prevention Act of 2017 115 1183 HR 2017-02-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS SMART Rebuilding Act 115 4455 HR 2017-11-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. 115 4667 HR 2018-01-04 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. Related bill CRS Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Act 115 1932 S 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00850 2018-12-21 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-12-21 Committee on Financial Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2018-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-12-21 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-11-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-11-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-11-30 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged. Committee 2017-11-29 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 2017-11-28 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2017-11-28 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-11-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 N J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2017-11-28 True G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 2017-12-01 False G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2017-12-05 False 2018-03-09T13:30:09Z H.R. 4460, Disaster Recovery Reform Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53647 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on November 30, 2017 Emergency Management Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aging Animal protection and human-animal relationships Atmospheric science and weather Building construction Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Dams and canals Department of Homeland Security Disability and paralysis Disaster relief and insurance Educational facilities and institutions Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fires First responders and emergency personnel Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Historic sites and heritage areas Homelessness and emergency shelter Horticulture and plants Housing and community development funding Housing supply and affordability Infrastructure development Lakes and rivers Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Mammals Medical education Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Religion Residential rehabilitation and home repair Roads and highways Service animals Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local finance State and local government operations Temporary and part-time employment Travel and tourism Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Water resources funding Emergency Management 00 2017-11-28 Introduced in House 2018-06-26T14:25:12Z Disaster Recovery Reform Act

This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to:

  • permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs;
  • direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund;
  • authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard mitigation measures to be used to increase resilience in any area affected by a major disaster; and
  • direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a final rulemaking that defines the terms "resilient" and "resiliency."

The bill authorizes the President to: (1) provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area affected by a wildfire for which assistance was provided; (2) provide incentives to invest in measures that increase readiness for, and resilience from, a future major disaster; and (3) waive Stafford Act provisions regarding duplication of benefits.

The bill amends the Stafford Act to: (1) authorize states to use federal disaster assistance to directly administer temporary and permanent housing for disaster victims, (2) increase assistance to individuals with disabilities, and (3) establish fixed rates for reimbursing states and localities for costs incurred to implement disaster recovery projects.

FEMA shall: (1) provide annual guidance and training for the prioritization of assistance to hospitals and nursing homes during a disaster; (2) issue guidance for the identification of evacuation routes; and (3) review the Unified Federal Environmental and Historic Preservation review process, improve closeout practices, and publish on its website specified information for grant awards and contracts in excess of $1 million. FEMA may establish one or more national veterinary emergency teams at accredited veterinary schools.

]]> Disaster Recovery Reform Act Display Title Disaster Recovery Reform Act Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Recovery Reform Act Short Titles as Reported to House Disaster Recovery Reform Act H House Official Title as Introduced To improve the provision of disaster and mitigation assistance to eligible individuals and households and to eligible State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and certain private nonprofit organizations, and for other purposes. Reported in House 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4460rh/xml/BILLS-115hr4460rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4460ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4460ih.xml 2018-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 850. 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.