Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 18, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6)
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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and for the execution of emergency response plans. Requires each state or local government receiving such a grant to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for each area in its respective jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to assist states and local governments in developing and maintaining such plans.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 17, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Nov 17, 2005 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Nov 17, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6)
- Nov 17, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Nov 17, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13172-13173)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Animals
- Congregate housing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Disabled
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency housing
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Evacuation of civilians
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Grants-in-aid
- Group homes
- Health
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Labor and Employment
- Nonprofit organizations
- Nursing homes
- Pets
- Planning
- Protection of animals
- Self-help devices for the disabled
- Social Welfare
- Suburbs
- Transportation and the aged
- Transportation and the disabled
- Urban affairs
- Urban areas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2005Introduced in Senate
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