S 1685
109th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Agriculture and Food
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Congressional reporting requirements
Disabled
Disaster relief
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English language
Evacuation of civilians
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A bill to ensure the evacuation of individuals with special needs in times of emergency.
Introduced: September 12, 2005
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Sep 12, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 12, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9940)
Sep 12, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate actions to ensure that each state, in its Homeland Security Strategy or other homeland security plan, provides detailed and comprehensive information regarding its pre-disaster and post-disaster plans for the evacuation of individuals with special needs in emergencies that would warrant their evacuation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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