3.0.0 229 2022-11-01T13:49:27Z 2022-11-01T13:49:27Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 229.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make allneedful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory orother Property belonging to the United States. . . .[Page H217]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-07T20:48:54Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:27:15Z National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 116 23 S 2019-01-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2019-02-07 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 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2019-01-03 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-01-03 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-01-03 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-01-03 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2019-01-03 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-01-03 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2019-01-03 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-10-15 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2019-11-18 False 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 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-01-24T16:03:35Z National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019

This bill establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect 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 on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Display Title National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To establish a national commission on the Federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr229ih/xml/BILLS-116hr229ih.xml 2019-02-07 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.