ESCAPE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 20, 2019)
Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation routes Act or the ESCAPE Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to (1) establish criteria for eligible entities to identify mass evacuation routes, (2) establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events, and (3) provide grants to resilience projects that ensure the ability of the evacuation route to provide safe passage during a mass evacuation and reduce the risk of damage to evacuation routes as a result of future emergency events.
What just happenedMay 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMay 20, 2019
- May 21, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee - May 20, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - May 20, 2019IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E627)
- May 20, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 20, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House