US SB3658 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes an Office of Equal Rights and Community Inclusion (OERCI) within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). OERCI shall be responsible for improving underserved community access to disaster assistance and improving the quality of assistance such communities receive; eliminating racial, ethnic, and other underserved community disparities in the delivery of various preparedness, response, and recovery assistance; and carrying out such other responsibilities of the previous Office of Equal Rights as in effect on the day before the enactment of this bill as determined appropriate by FEMA. The bill defines underserved community to mean an historically disadvantaged community, including the Native American, African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and North African, and rural communities. OERCI may award specified grants and enter into memoranda of understanding with state, local, tribal, and territorial government agencies. It shall develop measures to evaluate the effectiveness of its activities aimed at reducing disparities in preparedness, response, and recovery. During the period of time for which there is a major disaster or emergency declared by the President with respect to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), OERCI shall regularly consult with state, local, territorial, and tribal government officials and community-based organizations from underserved communities that it identifies as disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Title
Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in Disaster Response, Recovery, and Resilience Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-14 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619. |
2020-12-14 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-316. |
2020-07-22 | Senate | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
2020-05-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal-Indian relations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal-Indian relations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations