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HR 2849 112th Congress House Emergency Management Department of Homeland Security Disability and paralysis Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Performance measurement

Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act

Introduced: September 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 7, 2011
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish an Office of Disability Integration and Coordination; (2) use such Office to implement strategies and activities in support of the responsibilities of the Disability Coordinator, who shall serve as the head of the Office; and (3) establish specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant performance measures for the Office, including to ensure the integration of people with disabilities into emergency, preparedness, protection, mitigation, evacuation, sheltering, transition, resiliency, and recovery plans.

What's happening now September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2011
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 7, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2849: Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2849/
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"H.R. 2849: Disability Integration and Coordination Improvement Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2849/.
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