US SB2961 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on September 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 27 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes.
Title
FEMA Equity Act Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB5775 (Related) 2023-09-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2961/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s2961/BILLS-118s2961is.pdf |
