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HR 5994 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Floods and storm protection Infrastructure development Natural disasters Navigation, waterways, harbors Public transit Railroads Roads and highways Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

ESCAPE Act

Introduced: June 1, 2018 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jun 4, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 1, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events. The bill defines "resilience project" to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.

What's happening now June 4, 2018

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1