US Congress House Bill 1675 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 859.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Landslide Preparedness Act This bill: (1) directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness; and (2) establishes the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards to oversee the program. The USGS shall: develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards and risk reduction in the United States; develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory database; disseminate landslide planning and risk reduction materials; expand the early warning system for flash floods and debris flow; establish emergency response procedures for the rapid deployment of federal scientists, equipment, and services to areas impacted by a significant landslide event; support emergency response efforts and improve the safety of emergency responders establish the Advisory Committee on Landslides; and support the identification, mapping, research, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater resource accounting. The USGS may provide competitive grants to state, local, and tribal governments to research, map, assess, and collect data on landslide hazards. The National Science Foundation shall ensure that landslide research grants are provided on a competitive basis to advance the goals and priorities of the national strategy. The USGS shall establish the 3D Elevation Program and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee. The program shall: provide 3D elevation data coverage for the United States; coordinate and facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation data among federal agencies and non-federal entities; produce standard, publicly accessible 3D elevation data products for the United States; and promote the collection, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation data among federal, state, local, and tribal governments, communities, institutions of higher education, and the private sector. The USGS may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements to facilitate the improvement of nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data.

National Landslide Preparedness Act

Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-12-28	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 859.
2018-12-28	House	Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2018-11-16	House	House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
2018-11-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1035, Part I.
2017-12-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2017-12-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-12	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2017-11-30	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-04-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
2017-03-22	House	Introduced in House

SB698 (Related) 2017-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB1460 (Related) 2017-09-19 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1675/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1675/BILLS-115hr1675ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1675/BILLS-115hr1675rh.pdf