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Climate Resilient Communities Act
3/9/2023, 5:47 PM
Summary of Bill HR 1936
Bill 117 hr 1936, also known as the Climate Resilient Communities Act, aims to address the impacts of climate change on communities across the United States. The bill focuses on increasing the resilience of communities to extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, by providing funding and resources for adaptation and mitigation efforts.
One key aspect of the bill is the establishment of a grant program to support local governments in developing and implementing climate resilience plans. These plans would include strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving infrastructure to withstand extreme weather events, and protecting vulnerable populations.
Additionally, the bill calls for the creation of a task force to coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to address climate resilience. This task force would be responsible for developing best practices, sharing information, and coordinating funding opportunities for communities in need. Overall, the Climate Resilient Communities Act seeks to empower communities to better prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change, ultimately helping to protect lives, property, and the environment.
One key aspect of the bill is the establishment of a grant program to support local governments in developing and implementing climate resilience plans. These plans would include strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving infrastructure to withstand extreme weather events, and protecting vulnerable populations.
Additionally, the bill calls for the creation of a task force to coordinate federal, state, and local efforts to address climate resilience. This task force would be responsible for developing best practices, sharing information, and coordinating funding opportunities for communities in need. Overall, the Climate Resilient Communities Act seeks to empower communities to better prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change, ultimately helping to protect lives, property, and the environment.
Congressional Summary of HR 1936
Climate Resilient Communities Act
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate and issue a report on the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Specifically, GAO, within one year of this bill's enactment and every five years thereafter, must evaluate and report to Congress on the economic benefits, including avoided impacts on property and life, of the use of model, consensus-based building codes, standards, and provisions that support resilience to climate risks and impacts.
The report shall include
- an assessment of the status of adoption of building codes, standards, and provisions within the states, territories, and tribes at the state or jurisdictional level;
- analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and individual states, territories and tribes;
- an assessment of the building codes and standards referenced or otherwise currently incorporated into federal policies and programs, and the extent to which such codes and standards contribute to increasing climate resiliency; and
- recommendations for FEMA on how to better incorporate climate resiliency into efforts to rebuild after natural disasters.
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Current Status of Bill HR 1936
Bill HR 1936 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 16, 2021. Bill HR 1936 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the House on March 16, 2021. Bill HR 1936's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. as of March 17, 2021
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1936
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
0Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1936
Primary Policy Focus
Emergency ManagementPotential Impact Areas
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Economic performance and conditions
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Infrastructure development
- Natural disasters
- Roads and highways
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1936
Climate Resilient Communities Act
To require the Comptroller General to evaluate and issue a report on the structural and economic impacts of climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including recommendations on how to improve the building codes and standards that the Agency uses to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
Climate Resilient Communities Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 1936
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