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H.R. 5994

ESCAPE Act

Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to 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. The bill defines "resilience project" to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9](D-MA)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

    Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

    Highways and Transit Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  4. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  5. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

ESCAPE Act — Informed