US Congress Senate Bill 2951 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 24 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

ESCAPE Act Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events. The bill defines "resilience project" to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.

ESCAPE Act Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB5994 (Same As) 2018-06-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
SB2941 (Same As) 2018-11-14 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2951/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2951/BILLS-115s2951is.pdf