US HB5599 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on September 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-21 - 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]
Status: Introduced on September 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-09-21 - 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
To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes.
Title
FEMA Independence Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Jared Moskowitz [D-FL] | Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA] | Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY] | Rep. James Moylan [R-GU] |
| Rep. Maria Salazar [R-FL] | Rep. Byron Donalds [R-FL] | Rep. Val Hoyle [D-OR] | Rep. Michael Lawler [R-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. |
| 2023-09-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. |
| 2023-09-20 | House | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. |
| 2023-09-20 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5599/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5599/BILLS-118hr5599ih.pdf |
