Climate Resilient Communities Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJan 29, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Resilient Communities Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate, and report to Congress on, the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including recommendations on how to improve FEMA's use of building codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Jan 29, 2020 |
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 Jan 29, 2020 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jan 30, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jan 29, 2020Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 19, January 29, 2020, page H713.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General to evaluate and issue a report on the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including recommendations on how to improve the building codes and standards that the Agency uses to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Climate Resilient Communities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency Management
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Natural disasters
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2020Introduced 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.
