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US HR4177PREPARE Act of 2017 Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017
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Introduced
10/31/2017
10/31/2017
In Committee
04/12/2018
04/12/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
PREPARE Act of 2017 Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management (council), which shall: (1) establish government-wide goals for extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk identification and management (EWR); (2) develop, recommend, coordinate, and track implementation of priority interagency federal government actions related to EWR; (3) provide recommendations to the Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Department of Homeland Security on how agencies should develop or update agency extreme weather plans, remove barriers to state and local EWR in agency regulations, guidance, and policy, and avoid duplication among federal activities; (4) issue guidance to agencies on developing agency extreme weather plans and agency regulations, guidance, and policies to remove barriers to state and local EWR; and (5) publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with EWR at the state or local level. OMB shall ensure that each agency provides adequate resources to the council. Each agency shall submit biannually to OMB and to the council a comprehensive plan that integrates consideration of extreme weather into its operations and overall mission objectives. OMB shall consolidate and submit such plans to Congress. Annual agency performance plans shall include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.
AI Summary
This bill, the Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 or the PREPARE Act of 2017, establishes the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management. The Council is tasked with setting government-wide goals and priorities, developing and coordinating federal actions, supporting state and local efforts, and integrating meteorological and extreme weather science into agency policies and planning. The bill also requires agencies to submit biannual extreme weather plans that assess risks and barriers, and detail actions to build resilience. The Office of Management and Budget is directed to consolidate these plans and provide guidance to agencies. The bill aims to increase the federal government's preparation and response to extreme weather events in order to improve resilience, coordination, and mitigate financial risks.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (25)
Matt Cartwright (D)*,
Gerry Connolly (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Charles Dent (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
John Faso (R),
John Garamendi (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Paul Gosar (R),
Leonard Lance (R),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Mark Meadows (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Stacey Plaskett (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Mark Sanford (R),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Daniel Webster (R),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 866. (on 12/28/2018)
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