HR 6306
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
POLAR Response Act
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.