To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Matthew “Matt” Cartwright
Sponsor. Representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on September 19, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
18 Cosponsors (10 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cartwright Plays Key Role in Shaping New Comprehensive Plan to Create Jobs, Tackle Climate Crisis”
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Rep. Matthew “Matt” Cartwright [D-PA8]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 30, 2020
“Comit aprueba proyecto de la comisionada residente para mejorar respuesta federal a desastres”
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Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón [R-PR]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 20, 2019
“Cartwright Bills to Make U.S. Communities More Resilient Against Extreme Weather Risks Included in Federal Funding Legislation”
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Rep. Matthew “Matt” Cartwright [D-PA8]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 20, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jul 31, 2014
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Jul 23, 2015
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Earlier Version —
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Sep 17, 2019
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Introduced
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Sep 19, 2019
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Dec 17, 2019
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Oct 14, 2022
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H.R. 4347 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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