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National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act

Introduced: September 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 20, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 3659 Related bill To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent establishment in the executive branch that is …
  • HR 3685 Related bill Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005
  • HR 3816 Related bill To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency and to require that its Director be ade…
  • HR 4493 Related bill Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act
  • HR 5316 Related bill RESPOND Act of 2006
  • S 1615 Related bill Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 25, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 7, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 7, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 7, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 6, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 6, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Sep 6, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 6, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 6, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3656: National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3656/
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"H.R. 3656: National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3656/.
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