3.0.0 3076 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z 2023-01-11T13:42:09Z Senate S 2018-06-14 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-06-14T20:16:42Z National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 115 6103 HR 2018-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2018-06-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-06-14 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-06-14 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-06-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-06-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2018-06-14 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-06-14 True Emergency Management Advisory bodies Caribbean area Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Disaster relief and insurance Ecology Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Floods and storm protection Foreign language and bilingual programs Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Puerto Rico Telephone and wireless communication U.S. territories and protectorates Emergency Management 00 2018-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-19T19:20:46Z National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018

This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.

The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.

]]> National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 Display Title National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a national commission on the Federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3076is/xml/BILLS-115s3076is.xml 2018-06-14 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.