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Nominations
- Colleen J. Shogan to be Archivist of the United States, National
Archives and Records Administration
- Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of
Appeals
- Laura E. Crane to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
- Leslie A. Meek to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
- Veronica M. Sanchez to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
- Errol Arthur to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District
of Columbia
- Kendra D. Briggs to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
- Carl Ezekiel Ross to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the
District of Columbia
Legislation
- S. ___, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act
- S.
4828,
Governmentwide Executive Councils Administration and Performance
Improvement Act
- S.
4894,
Improving Government Efficiency and Workforce Development through
Federal Executive Boards Act
- S.
4893,
Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act
- S. ___, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software
Assets Act of 2022�
- S. ___, Department of Homeland Security Seal Protection Act
- S. ___, Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022
- S.
4882,
Fire Grants and Safety Act
- S.
4528,
Improving Digital Identity Act of 2022
- S.
4816/H.R.
7337,
Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022
- S.
4328,
Fire Suppression Improvement Act
- S.
4399,
All-American Flag Act
- S. ___, Invent Here, Make Here for Homeland Security Act
- S. ___, Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
- S. ___/H.R.
6461,
National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022
- H.R.
7777,
Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Training Act
- H.R.
5689,
Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient
Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (Resilient
AMERICA) Act
- H.R.
6824,
President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act
- H.R.
7211,
Small State and Rural Rescue Act
- H.R.
3544,
Computers for Veterans and Students (COVS) Act of 2022
- H.R.
4209,
DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act
- H.R.
6873,
Bombing Prevention Act of 2022
H.R. 5689, the Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally
Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (Resilient
AMERICA) Act, addresses disaster resilience
issues and expands coverage for hazard mitigation.
The bill
- increases from 6% to 15% the estimated aggregate amount of grants that
may be set aside for national public infrastructure pre-disaster
hazard mitigation assistance;
- makes private nonprofit facilities eligible for technical and
financial assistance for implementing cost-effective pre-disaster
hazard mitigation measures;
- provides funding for water resources development projects; and
- expands the use of hazard mitigation assistance to cover certain
activities pertaining to wildfires, tsunamis, and ice storms.
Additionally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must set
aside 10% of funds made available for any given year to further the
implementation and enforcement of the latest published editions of
relevant consensus-based building codes.
FEMA must require as a condition of providing
nonemergency financial assistance for construction projects costing at
least $1 million that the steel and iron used in the projects be
produced in the United States, with certain exceptions.
FEMA must carry out a residential resilience
pilot program to provide grants for residential resilience retrofits
(e.g., elevation of homes, floodproofing measures, wildfire retrofit and
mitigation measures, and wind retrofits).
The Government Accountability Office must study the challenges to states
and territories in obtaining funds under public assistance alternative
procedures.
H.R. 6461, the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act,
requires the Federal Government to produce a national climate adaptation
and resilience strategy.
S. 4882, the Fire Grants and Safety Act;, authorizes appropriations for
the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant
programs.
S.4328, the Fire Suppression Improvement Act, sets the federal cost
share of fire management assistance at 75% of the eligible cost of such
assistance and permits a state or local government to use such
assistance for the predeployment of assets and resources. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must complete a rulemaking to provide
criteria for the circumstances under which it may recommend that the
President increase the federal cost share.
H.R. 7211: Small State and Rural Rescue Act
This bill addresses requests for, and other matters pertaining to,
disaster assistance provided through the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), with a focus on small states and rural communities.
The bill expands the duties of FEMA’s Small
State and Rural Advocate to include assistance for states in the
collection and presentation of material in the disaster or emergency
declaration request relevant to demonstrate severe localized impacts
within the state for a specific incident.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must review
FEMA’s implementation of its final rule
regarding factors considered when evaluating a governor’s request for a
major disaster declaration. In particular, the review must focus on
requests for a major disaster declaration authorizing individual
assistance.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
342 Dirksen
09/28/2022 at 11:00AM