Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 3204
116th Congress(2019-2020)
FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 16, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jan 16, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3204
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
Democrat
Massachusetts
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise.

The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk assessments and strategies for adaptation and mitigation, into and throughout FEMA's policies, plans, programs, and operations.

FEMA must publish as a report, submit to specified congressional committees, and make available to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assessment of climate change risks and preparedness.

Text (1)
January 16, 2020
Actions (2)
01/16/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
01/16/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:28:51 AM