H.R.1243 (116th) - Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act (Cartwright)
Energy and Commerce
Co-sponsors: 43 Democrats
Co-sponsors: 43 Democrats
Invest in Adaptation and Resiliency
In 2018, NOAA reported there were 11 weather and climate disaster events across the United States with losses exceeding $1 billion each. The federal government must provide state and local planners with the resources and information they need to develop and improve their extreme weather resiliency efforts.
H.R. 1984 (116th)– DISASTER Act (Peters)
Transportation and Infrastructure
Co-Sponsors: 15 – 9 Democrats, 6 Republicans
The DISASTER Act requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit an annual report to Congress on the amount of disaster-related spending by the federal government. The report must include all federal obligations related to disaster response, recovery, mitigation efforts, and administrative costs associated with these activities for specified agencies and programs.
H.R. 855 (116th) — STRONG Act (Peters)
Transportation and Infrastructure
Co-Sponsors: 6–5 Democrats, 1 Republican
The bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish and chair an interagency working group with Cabinet-level representation from all relevant federal agencies to develop and improve their extreme weather resiliency efforts. The taskforce would develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan.