Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 or the PREPARE Act of 2017
This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management (council), which shall: (1) establish government-wide goals for extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk identification and management (EWR); (2) develop, recommend, coordinate, and track implementation of priority interagency federal government actions related to EWR; (3) provide recommendations to the Council on Environmental Quality, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Department of Homeland Security on how agencies should develop or update agency extreme weather plans, remove barriers to state and local EWR in agency regulations, guidance, and policy, and avoid duplication among federal activities; (4) issue guidance to agencies on developing agency extreme weather plans and agency regulations, guidance, and policies to remove barriers to state and local EWR; and (5) publish biannually an inventory of all regional agency offices, centers, and programs that assist with EWR at the state or local level.
OMB shall ensure that each agency provides adequate resources to the council.
Each agency shall submit biannually to OMB and to the council a comprehensive plan that integrates consideration of extreme weather into its operations and overall mission objectives. OMB shall consolidate and submit such plans to Congress.
Annual agency performance plans shall include the most recent agency extreme weather plan.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-28 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 866. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-28 | Discharge | Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-14 | IntroReferral | House Committee on Oversight and Government Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018. | House floor actions |
| 2018-11-14 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1028, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-04-12 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-04-12 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-04-12 | Committee | Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2018-04-12 | Committee | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-02 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-02 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2017-11-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-31 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-31 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-31 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |