3.0.0 6071 2022-02-08T23:14:56Z 2022-02-08T23:14:56Z House HR 2020-03-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARAMENDI:H.R. 6071.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the U.S.Constitution[Page H1504]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2020-03-05T15:06:07Z Referred to 2020-03-04T15:00:27Z 2020-03-05 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 2020-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-03-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E257-258) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-03-04 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-03-09 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-03-09 False Emergency Management Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Floods and storm protection Government studies and investigations Natural disasters Emergency Management 00 2020-03-04 Introduced in House 2020-06-25T18:02:43Z FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act

This bill increases Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support for disaster preparedness and emergency response to states and U.S. territories.

Specifically, the bill increases the federal cost share to 85% for (1) hazard mitigation measures with respect to a major disaster (currently, 75%); and (2) emergency management performance grants (currently, 50%).

The bill makes special flood hazard areas that have suffered at least one severe repetitive loss or repetitive loss under the National Flood Insurance Program eligible for FEMA hazard mitigation grants. It also exempts the time it takes to complete environmental reviews from the 36-month deadline to complete FEMA-funded hazard mitigation projects.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the challenges to states and U.S. territories in obtaining assistance under FEMA's public assistance program alternative procedures.

]]> FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act Display Title FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the Federal share requirement and establish a period of performance requirement for the hazard mitigation grant program, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to modify the Federal share requirement of emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced FEMA Disaster Preparedness Improvement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6071ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6071ih.xml 2020-03-05 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.