Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 7, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 30, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term "Cascadia Subduction Zone" means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. FEMA shall report to Congress on the comprehensive strategy and task force recommendations.
The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2019 to Feb 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Feb 5, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Feb 6, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 30, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 6, 2019Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 6, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1368-1370)
- Feb 6, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876.
- Feb 6, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1368-1369)
- Feb 6, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 | Debate and remarks H1368–H1370Text printed H1368 | Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Paul Mitchell I-MI, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR | Feb 6, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1337.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2019Referred in Senate
- Feb 6, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced 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.
