EARTHQUAKES related term(s) Disasters

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy: prioritize acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decomissioned or decommissioning nuclear reactors in high population areas with high earthquake hazard (see H.R. 2995), H4163 [23MY]

Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (see H.R. 666), H718 [17JA]

Dept. of Transportation: enter into an agreement with National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides relative to pipeline safety (see H.R. 4375), H7772 [18SE]

Disasters: require Congress to budget in advance for disasters (see S. 1579), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 3217), H4432 [11JN]

FEMA: carry out a plan for purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for Cascadia Subduction Zone (see H.R. 876), H1333 [30JA]

——— ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met (see H.R. 1311), H2042 [19FE]

——— provide capitalization grants to eligible entities to establish revolving funds to provide assistance to reduce disaster risks (see H.R. 3779), H5911 [16JY]

——— provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide funding assistance to reduce harmful impacts from multiple hazards (see H.R. 3531), H5255 [27JN]

OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (see H.R. 1984), H2916 [28MR]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based earthquake loss mitigation programs (see S. 1058), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 2053), H3067 [3AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: Ridgecrest, CA, earthquake recovery funding relative to necessary repairs at Navy China Lake facility, H5653 [11JY]

Dept. of State: establish a scholarship program for Haitian students whose studies were interrupted as a result of the 2010 earthquake or Hurricane Matthew (H.R. 666), E63 [17JA]

FEMA: carry out a plan for purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for Cascadia Subduction Zone (H.R. 876), H1368–H1370 [6FE]

OMB: submit report on all disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government (H.R. 1984), H7287–H7289 [24JY], H8486 [28OC]

Reports filed

Disclosing Aid Spent To Ensure Relief (DISASTER) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1984) (H. Rept. 116–148), H5725 [11JY]

FEMA Assurance That Unmet Needs After a Major Disaster Are Met: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1311) (H. Rept. 116–146), H5725 [11JY]

Resolutions by organizations

U.S. leadership in combatting climate change: American Association of Geographers, E993 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 876, Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act, H1368 [6FE]

H.R. 1984, Disclosing Aid Spent To Ensure Relief (DISASTER) Act, H7288 [24JY]