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H.R. 3685 109th Congress House

Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005

Official title: To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent establishment in the executive branch.

Introduced: April 26, 2006 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Department of Homeland SecurityDisaster reliefExecutive reorganizationFederal Emergency Management Agency
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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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
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 Latest action September 20, 2005

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 26, 2006
EMERSON, JO
· Apr 26, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Apr 4, 2006
Mack, Connie
· Sep 8, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Sep 7, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3685: Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3685/
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"H.R. 3685: Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3685/.
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