A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide capitalization grants to States to establish revolving funds to provide hazard mitigation assistance to reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards, and other related environmental harm.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 1, 2021
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 1, 2021.
5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Higgins Commends Passage of Bill to Expand Disaster Mitigation Efforts”
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Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA3]
on Dec 20, 2020
“the daily leader: friday, december 18, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 17, 2020
“the daily leader: thursday, december 17, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 16, 2020
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 3779: Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019
Ordered Reported on Sep 19, 2019. 91% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Mar 9, 2020
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Introduced
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Mar 11, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Aug 10, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Dec 9, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 16, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Dec 18, 2020
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Passed House
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Jan 1, 2021
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3418 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3418. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
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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