Bill Sponsor
House Bill 876
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 6, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 30, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 7, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
876
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 6, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1368-1369)
Summary

Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term "Cascadia Subduction Zone" means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone

The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.

FEMA shall be responsible for the nation's efforts to reduce the loss of life and property, and to protect the nation, from an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event.

Text (3)
February 7, 2019
February 6, 2019
January 30, 2019
Actions (9)
02/07/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
02/06/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/06/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1368-1369)
02/06/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1368-1369)
02/06/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876.
02/06/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1368-1370)
02/06/2019
Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
01/30/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
01/30/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:32:54 PM