ADVANCE Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Analyzing Disaster Vulnerabilities and Applicable National Capabilities for Emergencies Act or the ADVANCE Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct national hazard preparation and response exercises and to report to Congress on such exercises and to report annually on the impact of natural disasters or public health emergencies on critical infrastructure.
Specifically, DHS, in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), must at specified intervals conduct an exercise to test the modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities and their utility for emergency response of the United States with respect to significant natural disasters or public health emergencies impacting critical infrastructure. Each exercise shall be coordinated through the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center and the DOE National Laboratories and Technology Centers.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Oct 16, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Oct 16, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2020Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Infrastructure development
- Intergovernmental relations
- Natural disasters
- Performance measurement
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2020Introduced in House
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