3.0.0 876 2022-11-01T15:32:54Z 2022-11-01T15:32:54Z House HR 2019-01-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 876.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[Page H1337]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-07T18:25:31Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-30T14:03:45Z 2019-02-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-02-06 12:25:49 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-02-06 12:25:44 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1368-1369) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-02-06 12:25:44 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1368-1369) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-06 12:18:53 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-02-06 12:18:50 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1368-1370) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-02-06 12:18:33 Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2019-02-05 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2019-02-06 False Emergency Management Advisory bodies California Canada Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters Oregon Research administration and funding Washington State Emergency Management 00 2019-01-30 Introduced in House 2019-02-05T20:18:02Z Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term "Cascadia Subduction Zone" means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone

The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.

FEMA shall be responsible for the nation's efforts to reduce the loss of life and property, and to protect the nation, from an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event.

]]> 53 2019-02-06 Passed House 2019-03-13T15:55:35Z Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term "Cascadia Subduction Zone" means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. FEMA shall report to Congress on the comprehensive strategy and task force recommendations.

The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.

]]> Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 Display Title Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Passed House Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Introduced Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Passed House Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 H House Referred in Senate 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr876rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr876rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr876eh/xml/BILLS-116hr876eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr876ih/xml/BILLS-116hr876ih.xml 2019-02-07 Received in the Senate and 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.