United States · Bill · S
S. 2043 (109th)
Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005
Introduced
17 November 2005
Last action
18 January 2006 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6)
Sponsors
Richard Durbin, Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Subjects
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Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Mass Evacuation Exercise Assistance Act of 2005 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for grants for mass evacuation exercises for urban and suburban areas and for the execution of emergency response plans. Requires each state or local government receiving such a grant to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for each area in its respective jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to assist states and local governments in developing and maintaining such plans.
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Timeline
17 November 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13172-13173)
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
18 January 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 17 November 2005 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 November 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 November 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 November 2005
Sponsors
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2043
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2043
- us · 109-s-2043 · source updated 15 August 2025