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READINESS Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1156| Senate 
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (4)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Requiring Every American Defense Installation to Nullify Environmental Stresses for Security Act of 2019 or the READINESS Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces through a program of military installation resilience plans. These plans, which may include state-owned National Guard facilities, shall contain the following elements, as appropriate: an assessment of current risks and threats, such as changes in environmental conditions, and future risks and threats—based upon authoritative projections of changing environmental conditions—to the resilience of a major installation considered in a master plan during a 50-year lifespan; a description of vulnerable assets or infrastructure located on the installation as well as critical community infrastructure and resources outside of the installation; and a description of measures to mitigate threats to the resilience of an installation and its mission, associated costs of the measures, and agreements that will aid the resilience of the installation and vulnerable community infrastructure and resources.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Air qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationFiresFloods and storm protectionMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary readinessNational Guard and reservesNatural disasters

READINESS Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-1156| Senate 
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Requiring Every American Defense Installation to Nullify Environmental Stresses for Security Act of 2019 or the READINESS Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure the readiness of the Armed Forces through a program of military installation resilience plans. These plans, which may include state-owned National Guard facilities, shall contain the following elements, as appropriate: an assessment of current risks and threats, such as changes in environmental conditions, and future risks and threats—based upon authoritative projections of changing environmental conditions—to the resilience of a major installation considered in a master plan during a 50-year lifespan; a description of vulnerable assets or infrastructure located on the installation as well as critical community infrastructure and resources outside of the installation; and a description of measures to mitigate threats to the resilience of an installation and its mission, associated costs of the measures, and agreements that will aid the resilience of the installation and vulnerable community infrastructure and resources.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (4)
Jack Reed (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationFiresFloods and storm protectionMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary readinessNational Guard and reservesNatural disasters