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H.R. 3656 · 109th Congress

FEMA Reorganization bill

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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74 cosponsors · 74 D
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48 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act - Establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 6, 2005

National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act - Establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch.

Requires the FEMA Director to be appointed, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have significant expertise in the area of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as related to natural disasters and other national cataclysmic events.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act

Latest action (Sep 20, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 6, 2005

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No recorded floor vote found.