To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program.

Bill: 115-hr-2363
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-04
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance

Emergency planning and evacuation

Executive agency funding and structure
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the predisaster hazard mitigation program for FY2017-FY2022.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 4, 2017 Mr. Carson of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program.

1. Predisaster hazard mitigation program Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133(m) ) is amended to read as follows: (m) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022. .