3.0.0 4521 2022-12-29T18:33:46Z 2022-12-29T18:33:46Z Senate S 2022-07-13 117 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-07-13T18:36:06Z Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 117 4488 S 2022-12-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638. Related bill CRS Global Catastrophic Risk Management Act of 2022 117 8574 HR 2022-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS KESSLER Act 117 4888 S 2022-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2022-07-13 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2022-07-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2022-07-13 True Emergency Management Emergency Management 00 2022-07-13 Introduced in Senate 2022-12-16T15:11:18Z Keeping Everyone Safe and Securing Lives by Emergency Readiness Act or the KESSLER Act

This bill directs the President to develop a national strategy to ensure the health and safety of the U.S. civilian population in case of catastrophic incidents.

Specifically, the President must develop and submit to Congress a strategy to

  • provide for the basic needs of the civilian population that is impacted by catastrophic incidents in the United States;
  • coordinate response efforts with state and local governments, the private sector, and nonprofit relief organizations;
  • promote personal and local readiness and non-reliance on government relief during periods of heightened tension or after catastrophic incidents; and
  • develop international partnerships with allied nations for the provision of relief services and goods.

The President must issue a plan to implement and operationalize the strategy.

The Department of Homeland Security shall lead a national exercise to test and enhance the operationalization of the implementation plan.

The President must provide recommendations for (1) actions that should be taken to prepare the United States to implement the strategy, increase readiness, and address preparedness gaps; and (2) additional authorities that should be considered to more effectively implement the strategy.

]]> KESSLER Act Display Title KESSLER Act Short Title(s) as Introduced KESSLER Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Keeping Everyone Safe and Securing Lives by Emergency Readiness Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of the civilian population of the United States in case of catastrophic incidents disabling 1 or more critical infrastructure sectors or significantly disrupting the critical functions of modern society, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4521is/xml/BILLS-117s4521is.xml 2022-07-13 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.