REAADI for Disasters Act
Latest action · Aug 9, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act or the REAADI for Disasters Act
This bill establishes programs and requirements to assist individuals with disabilities and older adults (age 50 or older) with disaster preparedness.
Among other provisions, the bill
- requires the establishment of an advisory committee that includes disabled individuals and older adults to oversee the use of funds made available by this bill;
- allows states to contract with Centers for Independent Living to provide services and support to disabled individuals in preparing for hazards;
- requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to carry out projects of national significance that, among other things, create opportunities for disabled individuals and older adults to directly contribute to disaster preparedness, recovery, and mitigation;
- modifies and expands the membership of the National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters to ensure that it represents the diversity of the disabled and older adult communities; and
- establishes the Disability and Disaster Preparedness Advisory Commission to review settlement agreements involving potential violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The Government Accountability Office must study the compliance of federal agencies with such enactments in expending funds to support disabled individuals and older adults in responding to, recovering from, and mitigating disasters.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 6, 2021 to Sep 19, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Aug 6, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Feb 15, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Aug 23, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 19, 2022 |
Committees 3
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 Aug 6, 2021 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2021 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
- Aug 6, 2021Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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.
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. 167, no. 141, August 6, 2021, page H4320.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2658 | REAADI for Disasters Act | Related bill | Aug 5, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act
- REAADI for Disasters Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced 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.
