United States 116th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HR 4358 — Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish a training regime within FEMA to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines. FEMA shall annually submit to Congress a report on the number and type of instances under which FEMA personnel have overturned decisions made by personnel in the field.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The updated text shows that H.R. 4358 has been referred to the Senate on November 18, 2020, after being received and read twice. Additionally, the reference to the bill being "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This change signifies that the bill has moved from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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4358 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4358 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
4358 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage assessment teams in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
4358 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2020 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage assessment teams in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
CHERYL L.
116th CONGRESS 2d Session H.
JOHNSON, Clerk.
R.
4358 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit to Congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage assessment teams in the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  5. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.

  6. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  7. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  8. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-575.

  9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-575.

  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 473.

  11. Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  12. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5858-5859)

  13. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4358.

  14. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5858)

  15. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5858)

  16. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  17. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4358 do?
Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as supported by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) establish a training regime within FEMA to ensure preliminary damage assessments are conducted and reviewed under consistent guidelines. FEMA shall annually submit to Congress a report on the number and type of instances under which FEMA personnel have overturned decisions made by personnel in the field.
Who sponsors HR 4358?
HR 4358 is sponsored by Katko, John (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 4358?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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