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HR 2813 101th Congress House Emergency Management Disasters Environmental Protection Federal-state relations Fires Information services Planning State-local relations

To improve the information available to emergency response personnel in the field, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 29, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 1990
See H.R.4522.
Apr 5, 1990
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 5, 1990
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 14, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 10, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology.
Jun 29, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Jun 29, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration to review existing response information used by emergency response personnel at the State and local levels to evaluate its accuracy, consistency, and clarity. Specifies that such information should clearly communicate to such personnel the probable hazards in an emergency situation involving hazardous materials and the appropriate response to such hazards.

Directs the Administrator to establish a working group to develop and disseminate hazardous materials identification, response, and incident data. Requires such working group to submit a report to the Administrator, along with recommendations to ensure that response information disseminated to emergency response personnel is appropriate for operational personnel at the local level.

Requires the working group to meet at least once a year to review and recommend changes to the report.

What's happening now April 18, 1990

See H.R.4522.

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