HR 3685
109th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief
Executive reorganization
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Government Operations and Politics
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005
Introduced: September 7, 2005
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5 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 8, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 7, 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 7, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005 - Reestablishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Transfers to the Director of FEMA the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Department of Homeland Security relating to FEMA.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.