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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

Introduced: February 3, 2021 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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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 February 4, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 36
Spanberger, Abigail
· Aug 27, 2021
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 18, 2021
Demings, Val
· Feb 18, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 18, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Feb 18, 2021
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Feb 18, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 18, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 3, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 3, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 3, 2021
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 3, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 744: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-744/
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"H.R. 744: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-744/.
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H.R. 744, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-744/.
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