Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 31, 2017)
Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 or the PREPARE Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management (council), which shall: (1) establish government-wide goals for extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk identification and management (EWR); (2) develop, recommend, coordinate, and track implementation of priority interagency federal government actions related to EWR; (3) provide recommendations to the Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Department of Homeland Security on how agencies should develop or update agency extreme weather plans, remove barriers to state and local EWR in agency regulations, guidance, and policy, and avoid duplication among federal activities; (4) issue guidance to agencies on developing agency extreme weather plans and agency regulations, guidance, and policies to remove barriers to state and local EWR; and (5) publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with EWR at the state or local level.
OMB shall ensure that each agency provides adequate resources to the council.
Each agency shall submit biannually to OMB and to the council a comprehensive plan that integrates consideration of extreme weather into its operations and overall mission objectives. OMB shall consolidate and submit such plans to Congress.
Annual agency performance plans shall include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.
What just happenedDec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 866.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseDec 28, 2018
- Introduced in HouseOct 31, 2017
- Dec 28, 2018CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 866.
- Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Nov 14, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Oversight and Government Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Nov 14, 2018CommitteeH12200
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1028, Part I.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Nov 14, 2018Committee5000
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1028, Part I.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 12, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 12, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 12, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Apr 12, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Nov 2, 2017Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Nov 2, 2017Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Nov 1, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Nov 1, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - Oct 31, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Oct 31, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Oct 31, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 31, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House