Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act
Latest action · Jan 22, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
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 22, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilience Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) promote investment to ensure resilience to extreme weather and disasters; (2) promote investment in clean energy infrastructure; (3) promote the development of clean energy technologies; and (4) ensure that the federal government is a leader in reducing pollution, promoting the use of clean energy sources, and improving energy efficiency.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 22, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jan 22, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S47)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental technology
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in Senate
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