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PREPARE Act of 2019

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.
Dec 17, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-662, Part I.
Dec 17, 2020
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
Dec 17, 2020
Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
Dec 17, 2020
Referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for a period ending not later than Dec. 17, 2020 for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(p) of rule X.
Sep 19, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 19, 2019
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
Sep 19, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2019 or the PREPARE Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management, which shall establish government-wide goals and provide recommendations for addressing extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk identification and management.

Each federal agency shall submit biannually to the Office of Management and Budget and to the council a comprehensive plan that integrates consideration of extreme weather into its operations and overall mission objectives.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 5
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 12, 2019
KIND, RON
· Oct 31, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 26, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Sep 18, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 17, 2019
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Sep 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4347: PREPARE Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4347/
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