US HB5314 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-5)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-08-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience Act of 2014 or the PREPARE Act of 2014 - Directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resiliency, Preparedness, and Risk Management (Council), co-chaired by an employee of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to provide administrative support and additional resources to the Council. Requires the Council to establish government-wide goals and priorities for extreme weather preparedness and risk management. Requires each agency to submit biannually to OMB and to the Council a comprehensive plan that integrates extreme weather into its operations and overall objectives. Requires the United States Global Change Research Program to designate a participating agency to maintain an Internet website providing extreme weather preparedness information. Directs the Council to publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with extreme weather preparedness and risk management at the municipal level. Requires annual agency performance plans to include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.

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Title

PREPARE Act of 2014

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-08-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2014-07-31HouseReferred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2014-07-31HouseReferred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2014-07-31HouseReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

Same As/Similar To

HB5315 (Same As) 2014-07-31 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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