3.0.0 1755 2022-11-01T06:47:27Z 2022-11-01T06:47:27Z Senate S 2019-06-10 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-10T21:41:17Z REAADI for Disasters Act 116 3208 HR 2019-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2019-06-10 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-06-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-06-10 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-06-10 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-10 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-06-10 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-06-10 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-06-10 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-06-10 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-06-10 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-06-11 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-10-15 False Emergency Management Advisory bodies Age discrimination Aging Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Congressional oversight Contracts and agency Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Disaster relief and insurance Emergency communications systems Emergency planning and evacuation Evidence and witnesses Floods and storm protection Foreign language and bilingual programs Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Housing for the elderly and disabled Indian social and development programs Intergovernmental relations Life, casualty, property insurance Natural disasters Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Residential rehabilitation and home repair Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local finance State and local government operations Technology transfer and commercialization Travel and tourism Emergency Management 00 2019-06-10 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-06T17:44:29Z Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act or the REAADI for Disasters Act

This bill establishes programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly with disaster preparedness.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall award disaster response grants to eligible entities to carry out projects to create opportunities for disabled individuals and older adults to contribute to disaster response and mitigation.

The bill also establishes the National Commission on Disability and Aging Rights and Disasters to address the rights of disabled individuals and older adults throughout the period of preparation for and response to disasters.

The Government Accountability Office must study the compliance of federal agencies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in expending funds to support disabled individuals and older adults in responding to and mitigating disasters.

]]> REAADI for Disasters Act Display Title REAADI for Disasters Act Short Title(s) as Introduced REAADI for Disasters Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1755is/xml/BILLS-116s1755is.xml 2019-06-10 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.