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HR 9024 118th Congress House Emergency Management Atmospheric science and weather Emergency communications systems Government studies and investigations Natural disasters

Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act

Introduced: July 11, 2024 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665.
Dec 5, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-813.
Sep 18, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 20.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 18, 2024
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Jul 12, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 11, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 11, 2024
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to specifically address extreme heat in hazard mitigation and disaster recovery, including reviewing the time frame for when extreme weather is an emergency or major disaster.

FEMA must issue guidance relating to hazard mitigation and disaster recovery for extreme heat or extreme temperature events. FEMA must also convene an advisory panel to review its process for determining when an emergency- or disaster-causing incident begins and ends. Additionally, FEMA must conduct a study on the impacts of extreme heat, recommend guidance on mitigating and responding to extreme heat, and submit a report to Congress on these actions.

The bill also authorizes FEMA to consider extreme heat preparedness and mitigation projects eligible under its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

What's happening now December 5, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 665.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2