US Congress House Bill 4949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 6 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Civil Defense Accountability Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to report to Congress regarding current notification protocols for ballistic missile threats. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must conduct, and report on, a study to identify best practices of at least 13 states, including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Washington, and other states bordering or not bordering on an ocean or the Gulf of Mexico, regarding civil defense emergencies. The bill requires key officials (defined to include the heads of DOD, FEMA, and the FCC) to submit to Congress and make publicly available unclassified reports on the actions of their respective departments or agencies regarding the ballistic missile false alarm that occurred on January 13, 2018, in Hawaii. Each report shall include recommendations for corrective actions to diminish the possibility of another ballistic missile false alarm. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must submit to Congress and publish online a report regarding the ability of HHS and health care providers to respond to attacks in the United States with biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear weapons. HHS must (1) develop and implement a public outreach program in coordination with state and local governments regarding recommendations in such report for improving readiness in responding to such attacks, and (2) consider the report's recommendations when issuing grants under the Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement and the Hospital Preparedness Program.

Civil Defense Accountability Act of 2018

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. John Faso [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2018-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
2018-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-02-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2018-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4949/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4949/BILLS-115hr4949ih.pdf