National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 15, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018
This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2018 to Oct 26, 2018; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 14, 2018 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 10, 2018 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 19, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 26, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 14, 2018 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 99, June 14, 2018, page H5200.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 229 | National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 7, 2019 |
| S 3076 | National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a national commission on the Federal response to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Floods and storm protection
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Natural disasters
- Public contracts and procurement
- Puerto Rico
- Telephone and wireless communication
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2018Introduced 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.
