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FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

2/9/2022, 12:28 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3204

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise.

The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk assessments and strategies for adaptation and mitigation, into and throughout FEMA's policies, plans, programs, and operations.

FEMA must publish as a report, submit to specified congressional committees, and make available to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assessment of climate change risks and preparedness.

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Current Status of Bill S 3204

Bill S 3204 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 16, 2020. Bill S 3204 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 16, 2020.  Bill S 3204's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. as of January 16, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3204

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3204

Primary Policy Focus

Emergency Management

Potential Impact Areas

- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- Poverty and welfare assistance

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3204

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to revise the policy of the Agency to address the threats of climate change, to include considerations of climate change in the strategic plan of the Agency, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 3204

Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey
MassachusettsDemocrat

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