HR 6306 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

POLAR Response Act

Introduced: December 16, 2021 Introduced by: Jackson, Ronny Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Dec 17, 2021

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

Dec 16, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Dec 16, 2021

Introduced in House

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Providing Our Law Enforcement with Adequate Resources for a Response Act or the POLAR Response Act

This bill includes a polar vortex as a major disaster for which a declaration of a state of emergency can be made and provides a definition for a disaster-related emergency for purposes of the Department of Defense (DOD) excess personal property program (therefore authorizing DOD to transfer certain personal property for a polar vortex emergency).

What's happening now December 17, 2021

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

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6306: POLAR Response Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6306/

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