3.0.0 3655 2024-07-24T15:21:53Z 2024-07-24T15:21:53Z House H HR 2023-05-24 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SWALWELL:H.R. 3655.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, specifically clause 18 related to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress.The single subject of this legislation is:This bill would enhance predisaster mitigation to preventfuture natural disasters.[Page H2598]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2023-05-25T20:47:23Z Referred to 2023-05-24T14:00:40Z 2023-05-25 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 2023-05-24 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] Eric Swalwell D CA 14 N G000582 Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2023-05-24 True P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] Jimmy Panetta D CA 19 2023-05-24 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-06-07 False Emergency Management Air quality 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Building construction 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Community life and organization 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Disaster relief and insurance 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Emergency planning and evacuation 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Executive agency funding and structure 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Government lending and loan guarantees 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Government studies and investigations 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Intergovernmental relations 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Natural disasters 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Refugees, asylum, displaced persons 2023-10-19T19:15:28Z Emergency Management 2023-06-20T14:30:26Z 00 2023-05-24 Introduced in House 2023-09-15T16:53:11Z Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act

This bill modifies the pre-disaster mitigation grant program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Specifically, the bill

  • increases FEMA's set-aside for pre-disaster mitigation assistance from 6% to 15% of certain grant amounts;
  • provides for a 2% set-aside for community planning and capacity building assistance; and
  • authorizes FEMA to develop guidance regarding how to incorporate climate change into the National Risk Index, cost-benefit analyses, and improved codes, specifications, and standards to address natural hazards.

FEMA must

  • prioritize applicants for assistance with the highest hazard risk in coordination with FEMA's National Risk Index, environmental justice communities, and low-income communities (current law covers the latter though this bill modifies the number of individuals in such communities);
  • provide community outreach; and
  • establish a central federal database to consolidate funding data collected by all local, state, and federal agencies involved in post-disaster response and pre-disaster mitigation spending and categorize the data by type of project, funding source, and hazard types using a user-friendly database and interactive map.
]]> Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act Display Title 45 Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act 2024-07-24T15:21:53Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act 2024-05-24T13:39:24Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:52:53Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3655ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3655ih.xml 2023-05-25 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.