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HR 5806 112th Congress House Emergency Management Disability and paralysis Emergency planning and evacuation Homeland security Terrorism

Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act

Introduced: May 17, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2012
Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
Dec 21, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.
Dec 21, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-719, Part I.
Aug 1, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 6, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
May 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 17, 2012
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.
May 17, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the Disability Coordinator, in order to enhance domestic preparedness for a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster, to provide guidance to and coordinate with appropriate individuals, officials, and organizations for outreach to people with disabilities during such an event.

What's happening now December 21, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 522.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5804 Related bill Preparedness Coordination With Local Educational Agencies and School Districts Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 29, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5806: Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5806/
MLA
"H.R. 5806: Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5806/.
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H.R. 5806, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5806/.
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