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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

USA116th CongressS-3204| Senate 
| Updated: 1/16/2020
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Oct 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4823
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • October 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4823
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 16, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4823: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Infectious and parasitic diseasesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistance

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

USA116th CongressS-3204| Senate 
| Updated: 1/16/2020
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.
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Timeline
Oct 23, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4823
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • October 23, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4823
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 16, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4823: FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency planning and evacuationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Infectious and parasitic diseasesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesNatural disastersPoverty and welfare assistance