S 1709
116th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Atmospheric science and weather
Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
BE SAFE Act of 2019
Introduced: June 4, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3219)
Jun 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bolstering Emergency routes to Save Americans From Extreme weather Act of 2019 or the BE SAFE Act of 2019
This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to certain governmental entities and planning organizations for transportation infrastructure projects in rural counties that connect small communities to broader thoroughfares and evacuation routes that are essential for supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency weather events.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3219)
Committees of jurisdiction
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