HR 4823 116th Congress House Emergency Management Advisory bodies Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Floods and storm protection Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Natural disasters

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

Introduced: October 23, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Oct 23, 2019

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

Oct 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Oct 23, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise.

The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk assessments and strategies for adaptation and mitigation, into and throughout FEMA's policies, plans, programs, and operations.

FEMA must publish as a report, submit to specified congressional committees, and make available to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assessment of climate change risks and preparedness.

What's happening now October 23, 2019

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

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