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To provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7333| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)
Committees (8)
• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
FEMA Modernization Act of 2018 This bill provides for the reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including by requiring FEMA to ensure that its Office of Response and Recovery is divided into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration an Office of Disaster Recovery Small Business Grants. It also reauthorizes through FY2029 the temporary reassignment of state and local personnel during a public health emergency.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  • December 19, 2018
    Introduced in House
  • December 19, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 20, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 115-58: FRIENDS Act
  • HR 115-3930: To establish the Office of Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants in the Small Business Administration to compensate certain small business concerns for substantial economic injury suffered as a result of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Federal-Indian relationsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsLife, casualty, property insuranceLow- and moderate-income housingNatural disastersPerformance measurementResidential rehabilitation and home repairSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTerrorismVoting rights

To provide for reform and reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-7333| House 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
FEMA Modernization Act of 2018 This bill provides for the reorganization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including by requiring FEMA to ensure that its Office of Response and Recovery is divided into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration an Office of Disaster Recovery Small Business Grants. It also reauthorizes through FY2029 the temporary reassignment of state and local personnel during a public health emergency.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  • December 19, 2018
    Introduced in House
  • December 19, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 20, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (3)
Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)
Committees (8)
• Homeland Security Committee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Small Business Committee• Financial Services Committee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 115-58: FRIENDS Act
  • HR 115-3930: To establish the Office of Hurricane Harvey Small Business Recovery Grants in the Small Business Administration to compensate certain small business concerns for substantial economic injury suffered as a result of Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditionsElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Federal-Indian relationsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnelForeign language and bilingual programsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsLife, casualty, property insuranceLow- and moderate-income housingNatural disastersPerformance measurementResidential rehabilitation and home repairSmall businessSmall Business AdministrationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsTerrorismVoting rights