Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act

Bill: 116-hr-6309
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-19
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Disaster relief and insurance

Natural disasters

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage states and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6309 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2020 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to encourage States and localities to adopt policies pertaining to the safe relocation of prisoners during major disasters and emergencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natural Disaster Safe Inmate Relocation Act . 2. Safe Inmate Relocation The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall encourage States and localities that receive assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) to adopt policies regarding the safe relocation of prisoners before, during, and after major disasters and emergencies, as appropriate.