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Ready, Willing, and Able Act

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ready, Willing, and Able Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly, to establish a working group to assist their respective departments to: (1) promote the development of disaster plans that will protect the maximum number of citizens; (2) help state and local officials provide the necessary means and infrastructure for the American public to volunteer to assume a direct and influential role in community-based disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation planning efforts; and (3) develop standards to measure the success of a community's level of direct, participatory disaster planning efforts.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the requirements for a state application for a grant to improve state, local, and hospital preparedness for and response to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. Requires the application to include an assurance that the state will take specific steps to comply with any recommendations of the working group.

What's happening now April 29, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 17, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 17, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1891: Ready, Willing, and Able Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1891/
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