US Congress House Bill 5091 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on November 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a community wildfire defense grant program and requires other actions by FEMA, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Forest Service with respect to wildfires. In awarding grants, FEMA must give priority to state and local governments, Indian tribes, and joint authorities that will carry out projects or plans supporting a low-income community in a fire-hazard area or a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area. The GAO shall publish (1) a report on authorities and programs that are available to protect communities from wildfires; and (2) a study on the potential for a community wildfire defense plan to qualify for a certification identifying a level of wildfire survivability and resilience, and how to incentivize insurance companies to accept the certification. The Forest Service shall develop and publish a map depicting at-risk communities. FEMA shall prepare a report relating to insufficient radio frequencies, barriers to interoperability of radio frequencies, and available products and technologies for overcoming barriers to interoperability for wildland fire management.

Wildfire Defense Act

Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2019-12-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-11-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2019-11-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-11-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-11-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-11-14	House	Introduced in House

SB2882 (Related) 2019-11-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5091/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5091/BILLS-116hr5091ih.pdf