Hurricane, Tornado, and Related Hazards Research Act
Latest action · May 12, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires that such program feature: (1) pertinent basic and applied research that takes into account locality-specific weather, susceptibility to natural hazards, design and construction practices, and performance of the built environment during windstorms and related hazards; (2) systematic collection of data for buildings and other structures for use in developing and deploying mitigation measures; (3) an ongoing program of information dissemination on cost-effective and affordable hazard reduction research results and hazard-resistant building construction techniques to industry, State and local governments, and the general public; and (4) improved technology for loss estimation, risk assessment, hazard identification, prediction, warnings, advanced planning, and disaster response.
Requires the Interagency Group to develop and submit to Congress a ten-year implementation plan.
Requires the Director to prepare, with other program agencies, an annual program budget.
Establishes a National Advisory Committee to review progress made under the Program, advise on any improvements, and report to Congress on actions that have been taken to advance the Nation's capability to reduce windstorm and related hazard impacts.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2003 to Jan 27, 2004, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | May 7, 2003 |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 13, 2003 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | May 13, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
- May 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
- May 9, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- May 7, 2003Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Architecture
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Building construction
- Building materials
- Climate
- Commerce
- Computer simulation
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction industries
- Construction workers
- Cost effectiveness
- Disaster relief
- Disasters
- Earthquakes
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricanes
- Industrialized building
- Insurance agents
- Insurance companies
- Labor and Employment
- Maps
- Meteorological research
- Prefabricated buildings
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Storms
- Technology transfer
- Tornadoes
- Weather forecasting
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