Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021
Summary
Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 20 21 This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) submit to Congress a report describing the preliminary damage assessment process, as carried out by FEMA in the five years before this bill's enactment; and (2) convene an advisory panel to assist FEMA in improving critical components of that process.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2022
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jun 4, 2021
Last action Nov 14, 2022
Floor votes · House Nov 4, 2021
How they voted
402–11
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 433
Nov 4, 2021
D
Democratic220
94% Yea
R
Republican213
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Nov 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-194.
upper
Aug 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Nov 15, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 11 (Roll no. 362).(text: 11/3/2021 CR H6143)
lower
Nov 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-160.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jun 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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