US Congress House Bill 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-07 - 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]

Requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President to establish an interagency working group to (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct an analysis of current and planned federal activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding, drought, and wildfires; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan. The plan must include (1) the establishment of an online portal that directs users to key data and tools to inform resilience-enhancing efforts; and (2) the identification of a coordinating entity to establish and maintain such portal and to coordinate the implementation of the plan and track its progress.

STRONG Act Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act

Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2019-01-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-01-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/855/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr855/BILLS-116hr855ih.pdf