Tornado Shelters Act
Latest action · Dec 3, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-146.
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.
- IntroducedJan 7, 2003
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2003
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2003
- Became lawDec 3, 2003Public Law 108-146
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 12, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Tornado Shelters Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit the use of community development block grants for construction or improvement of tornado-safe shelters for residents of a manufactured housing park (park).
Requires an eligible shelter to: (1) be located in a neighborhood or park that contains at least 20 units, consists predominately of low- and moderate-income people, and be in a State where a tornado has occurred within the current or last three years; (2) comply with tornado-appropriate safety and construction standards; (3) be large enough to accommodate all members of a park; and (4) be located in a neighborhood or park that has a warning siren.
Authorizes, in addition to other amounts under title I of such Act, FY 2004 appropriations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 11, 2003 to Jun 12, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 11, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Mar 13, 2003 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 6, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | May 19, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 12, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 7, 2003Markup May 21, 2003Reported Jun 12, 2003 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2003Markup May 7, 2003Reported May 7, 2003 | |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2003Discharged Nov 19, 2003 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2003Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-146.
- Nov 24, 2003Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 18, 2003Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S15103)
- Nov 18, 2003Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15103)
- Nov 18, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 22, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jul 21, 2003Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 21, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7172-7174)
- Jul 21, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 23.
- Jul 21, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7172-7173)
- Jul 21, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 12, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-151.
- Jun 12, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
- May 21, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 21, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 7, 2003Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 7, 2003Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
- Feb 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S15103 | William H. Frist R-TN | Nov 18, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7172–H7174Text printed H7172 | Barney Frank D-MA, Michael G. Oxley R-OH, Robert W. Ney R-OH, Spencer Bachus R-AL | Jul 21, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 28, 2003H.R. 23, Tornado Shelters Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 21, 2003</p>
- May 28, 2003H.R. 23, Tornado Shelters ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 21, 2003
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40097 | Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes in the United States Archived | Report | May 22, 2013 |
| RL31740 | Cuba: Issues for the 108th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 2, 2004 |
| RL31808 | Appropriations for FY2004: Transportation, Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, General Government, and Related Agencies Archived | Report | Mar 1, 2004 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize communities to use community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-safe shelters in manufactured home parks.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tornado Shelters Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Tornado Shelters Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Tornado Shelters Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Tornado Shelters Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Tornado Shelters Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Authorization
- Block grants
- Building construction
- Building laws
- Community development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency housing
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to housing
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Infrastructure
- Low-income housing
- Mobile homes
- Moderate income housing
- Social Welfare
- Tornadoes
- Trailer camps
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 22, 2003Referred in Senate
- Jul 21, 2003Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2003Reported in House
- Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.