HR 3656
109th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Advice and consent of the Senate
Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
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Disasters
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act
Introduced: September 6, 2005
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6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
Sep 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 6, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 6, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7648)
Sep 6, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act - Establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch.
Requires the FEMA Director to be appointed, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have significant expertise in the area of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as related to natural disasters and other national cataclysmic events.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.