Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-876
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
California
Canada
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Oregon
Research administration and funding
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term &quot;Cascadia Subduction Zone&quot; means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
 
The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
 
The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.
 
FEMA shall be responsible for the nation's efforts to reduce the loss of life and property, and to protect the nation, from an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event.

action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The term &quot;Cascadia Subduction Zone&quot; means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan De Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the states of Oregon and Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
 
The President shall establish an Earthquake and Tsunami Task Force to develop a comprehensive strategy and recommendations on how the nation should prepare and plan for, mitigate against, respond to, recover from, and more successfully adapt to an earthquake, tsunami, or combined earthquake and tsunami event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. FEMA shall report to Congress on the comprehensive strategy and task force recommendations.
 
The task force shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for developing recommendations for a federal research strategy to advance scientific understanding of a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and resulting tsunami preparedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1368-1369)
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1368-1369)
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 876.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1368-1370)
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Mr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House