US Congress House Resolution 762 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-03 - 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]

Encourages: (1) every community to work with citizens, leaders, and institutions ranging from local fire halls and schools to faith-based organizations to develop its own civil defense program to create sustainable local infrastructure and planning capacity for tranquil times and disaster scenarios; (2) every citizen to develop an individual emergency plan to prepare for the absence of government assistance for extended periods; (3) each local community to foster the capability of providing at least 20% of its own critical needs, such as local power generation, food, and water, while protecting local infrastructure whenever possible from threats to centralized infrastructure; and (4) state governments and federal agencies to support the ability of local communities to become stronger, self-reliant, and better able to assist neighboring communities in times of great need.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding community-based civil defense and power generation.

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2012-08-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/762/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres762/BILLS-112hres762ih.pdf