Expressing support for designation of the month of August as National Destroyer Recognition Month.
- Last Action
- 3/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2019-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
- 2019-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-03 (00)
National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019
This bill establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.
Cosponsors (9)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Floods and storm protection
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Natural disasters
- Public contracts and procurement
- Puerto Rico
- Telephone and wireless communication
- U.S. territories and protectorates
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