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Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1952| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021 This bill establishes within the executive branch a National Disaster Safety Board to study the underlying causes of disaster-related fatalities and property damage nationwide and make policy recommendations, and authorizes appropriations for the board through FY2025. Specifically, the board shall review and establish the facts, circumstances, and cause or probable cause of the loss of life, human injury, and economic injury due to a natural hazard with 10 or more fatalities. The board shall initiate a review of an incident by monitoring the situation and assessing available facts to determine the appropriate review response without interfering in any ongoing lifesaving and life sustaining efforts underway by other entities; disseminate best practices to develop disaster investigation and review capacity within state, tribal, and local governments; and establish an office to review and make recommendations to mitigate and prevent the loss of life, or human or economic injury, for vulnerable populations. The Government Accountability Office shall audit the programs and expenditures of the board at least once every two years. The bill defines natural hazard to mean a major disaster that is naturally occurring, to include any naturally occurring heat wave, storms, or wildfires, and to exclude a technological disaster.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4815
Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3624
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4815
    Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • June 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3624
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3624: Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021
  • HR 117-5532: National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021
  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesFiresGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersState and local government operationsTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageViolent crime

Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1952| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021 This bill establishes within the executive branch a National Disaster Safety Board to study the underlying causes of disaster-related fatalities and property damage nationwide and make policy recommendations, and authorizes appropriations for the board through FY2025. Specifically, the board shall review and establish the facts, circumstances, and cause or probable cause of the loss of life, human injury, and economic injury due to a natural hazard with 10 or more fatalities. The board shall initiate a review of an incident by monitoring the situation and assessing available facts to determine the appropriate review response without interfering in any ongoing lifesaving and life sustaining efforts underway by other entities; disseminate best practices to develop disaster investigation and review capacity within state, tribal, and local governments; and establish an office to review and make recommendations to mitigate and prevent the loss of life, or human or economic injury, for vulnerable populations. The Government Accountability Office shall audit the programs and expenditures of the board at least once every two years. The bill defines natural hazard to mean a major disaster that is naturally occurring, to include any naturally occurring heat wave, storms, or wildfires, and to exclude a technological disaster.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4815
Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 1, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3624
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4815
    Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2020


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • June 1, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3624
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (1)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3624: Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2021
  • HR 117-5532: National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2021
  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmergency planning and evacuationEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFirearms and explosivesFiresGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsNatural disastersState and local government operationsTerrorismTrade secrets and economic espionageViolent crime