3.0.0 5091 2022-10-28T02:00:31Z 2022-10-28T02:00:31Z House HR 2019-11-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HUFFMAN:H.R. 5091.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Impost and Excises;to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H8879]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-04T14:30:19Z Referred to 2019-11-14T15:03:25Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-02T14:54:19Z Referred to 2019-11-14T15:03:20Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-15T18:16:34Z Referred to 2019-11-14T15:03:15Z Wildfire Defense Act 116 2882 S 2019-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-12-04 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2019-12-02 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2019-11-15 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 2019-11-14 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-11-14 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-11-14 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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 2019-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 N N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-11-21 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-11-21 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2019-11-21 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2019-11-21 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2019-12-04 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-01-13 False O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2020-09-23 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2020-10-01 False B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2020-10-01 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2020-10-16 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-10-16 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2020-10-16 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-10-16 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-10-16 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2020-10-16 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2020-10-16 False L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2020-11-09 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-11-09 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-12-02 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2020-12-16 False Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Infrastructure development State and local government operations Emergency Management 00 2019-11-14 Introduced in House 2020-12-21T18:23:21Z Wildfire Defense Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a community wildfire defense grant program and requires other actions by FEMA, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Forest Service with respect to wildfires.

In awarding grants, FEMA must give priority to state and local governments, Indian tribes, and joint authorities that will carry out projects or plans supporting a low-income community in a fire-hazard area or a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area.

The GAO shall publish (1) a report on authorities and programs that are available to protect communities from wildfires; and (2) a study on the potential for a community wildfire defense plan to qualify for a certification identifying a level of wildfire survivability and resilience, and how to incentivize insurance companies to accept the certification.

The Forest Service shall develop and publish a map depicting at-risk communities.

FEMA shall prepare a report relating to insufficient radio frequencies, barriers to interoperability of radio frequencies, and available products and technologies for overcoming barriers to interoperability for wildland fire management.

]]> Wildfire Defense Act Display Title Wildfire Defense Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a community wildfire defense grant program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Wildfire Defense Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5091ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5091ih.xml 2019-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. 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.