Community Protection and Response Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 30, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Community Protection and Response Act of 2009 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include a terrorist attack, dispersion of radioactive or other contaminants, dispersion of hazardous substances, or other catastrophic event as a "major disaster" eligible for relief under the Act. Includes as a "public facility" for purposes of damages coverage in a major disaster private for-profit telecommunications, phone services, and utilities when losses occur during a homeland security event and are not covered by insurance.
Authorizes the President, at the request of a state governor, to declare that a major disaster constitutes a homeland security event and is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capacity of the affected state and local government. Provides specified federal assistance under the Act upon such a declaration, including reimbursement and grant assistance for lost compensation, sustained losses, and required repairs.
Includes as critical services under the Act education systems, providers of counseling, and providers of assistance to the homeless.
Removes the $5 million limit on community disaster loans provided under the Act.
Requires or provides for: (1) standards for reporting information concerning disasters involving homeland security events; (2) a special commission to review air quality following a homeland security event; (3) guidelines concerning health risks associated with the release of materials following a homeland security event and associated monitoring and analysis; and (4) grants for data collection during public health emergencies, research on assisting victims, advance preparation for public health emergencies, and disaster relief for local educational agencies.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2009 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 24, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Sep 22, 2010 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Feb 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E296)
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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.
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H2912designate | — | Apr 27, 2010 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40836 | Cybersecurity: Current Legislation, Executive Branch Initiatives, and Options for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 12, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve Federal response efforts after a terrorist strike or other major disaster affecting homeland security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Community Protection and Response Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Child health
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Homeland security
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Interest, dividends, interest rates
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Medical research
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Research administration and funding
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced 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.
