National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act

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Introduced

6 September 2005

Last action

20 September 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.

Sponsors

Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]

Subjects

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Summary

National Emergency Management Restoration and Improvement Act - Establishes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Requires the FEMA Director to be appointed, by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who have significant expertise in the area of emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation as related to natural disasters and other national cataclysmic events.

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Timeline

6 September 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7648)
Source: IntroReferral
6 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
6 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
6 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
20 September 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent establishment in the executive branch that is responsible for the Nation's preparedness and response to disasters, and for other purposes.
related to ← Federal Disaster Response Improvement Act of 2005
related to ← To reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency and to require that its Director be adequately qualified.
related to ← Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act
related to ← RESPOND Act of 2006
related to ← Federal Emergency Management Agency Restoration Act of 2005

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3656
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3656
us · 109-hr-3656 · source updated 15 August 2025