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S. 270 119th Congress Senate

Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery Accountability Act

Official title: A bill to establish a Commission on Federal Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery to examine and recommend reforms to improve the efficiency and effectivene… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a Commission on Federal Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery to examine and recommend reforms to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Federal Government's approach to natural disaster resilience and recovery, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Jan 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 28, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery Accountability Act

This bill establishes the Commission on Federal Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to examine and recommend reforms to improve federal programs and activities relating to natural disaster resilience and recovery.

OMB must appoint 15 members to serve on the commission. The bill requires federal agencies to advise the commission and furnish information upon request. 

The commission must hold its first meeting within 240 days after the bill’s enactment. Within two years after its first meeting, the commission must submit a final report to Congress. The report must provide recommendations to improve the federal government’s approach to natural disaster resilience and recovery, including program evaluation and specific policy recommendations. The commission terminates 60 days after it submits the final report.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 270: Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-270/
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"S. 270: Natural Disaster Resilience and Recovery Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-270/.
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S. 270, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-270/.
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