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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
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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3204 Related bill FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 32
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 4, 2020
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 15, 2020
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 15, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 15, 2019
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 15, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Nov 13, 2019
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 13, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 13, 2019
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Nov 8, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 8, 2019
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Green, Al
Texas · Nov 8, 2019
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 8, 2019
Sarbanes, John
· Nov 8, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 31, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 31, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 31, 2019
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 28, 2019
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 28, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 28, 2019
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Oct 23, 2019
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Oct 23, 2019
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 23, 2019
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 23, 2019
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 23, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 23, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Oct 23, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Oct 23, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 23, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 23, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 23, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 23, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 23, 2019
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 23, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 23, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4823: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4823/
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"H.R. 4823: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4823/.
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H.R. 4823, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4823/.
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[H.R. 4823: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4823/)
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