S 1454 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

National Drought Preparedness Act of 2003

Introduced Jul 24, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Pete V. Domenici R-NM

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9908-9912)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Drought Preparedness Act of 2003 - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture the National Drought Council which shall develop a comprehensive National Drought Policy Action Plan. (Terminates the Council eight years after enactment of this Act.)

Directs the Secretary to establish the National Office of Drought Preparedness to assist the Council.

Establishes in the Treasury the Drought Assistance Fund, which shall provide financial assistance for drought preparedness plans and drought mitigation. Directs the Secretary to issue related implementing guidelines, including: special requirements applicable to interstate watersheds.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse States for costs of prepositioning wildfire suppression resources.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2003 to Sep 23, 2003, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NEBen NelsonOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-COBen Nighthorse CampbellOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-NEChuck HagelOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-MTConrad R. BurnsOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-VAGeorge AllenOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-ORGordon H. SmithOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-VAJohn WarnerOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJul 24, 2003
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJul 24, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJul 24, 2003
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9908-9912)
  3. Jul 24, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9908)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

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