S. 2382 - FEMA Accountability Act of 2007

FEMA Accountability Act of 2007

S. 2382 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense. (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense.

Other Titles

• FEMA Accountability Act of 2007
• FEMA Accountability Act of 2008
• FEMA Accountability Act of 2008

Sponsor

Mark Pryor

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• Emergency management
• Administrative procedure
• Congress
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Disaster relief
• Emergency housing
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental protection
• Executive departments
• Formaldehyde
• Governmental investigations
• Hazardous substances
• Housing
• Law
• Mobile homes
• Public contracts
• Storage
• Surplus government property

Related Bills

• H.R. 4829 (110^th) : To Authorize the Secretary of the Army to Convey the Surface Estate of the San Jacinto Disposal Area to the City of Galveston, Texas.
• H.R. 4830 (110^th) : FEMA Accountability Act of 2007

Major Actions

Introduced	11/16/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (2 proposed)
Passed Senate	9/26/2008
Passed House	9/29/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	9/26/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On passage Passed without objection.	9/29/2008	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.	9/29/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	11/16/2007
		11/16/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
	Put on a legislative calendar	6/25/2008	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
		9/11/2008	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-453.
	Put on a legislative calendar	9/11/2008	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 951.
		9/26/2008	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		9/26/2008	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	9/26/2008	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		9/26/2008	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
		9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5657 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Lieberman.
select this vote	Vote	9/26/2008	Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		9/26/2008	Received in the House.
		9/29/2008	Committee on Transportation discharged.
		9/29/2008	Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
		9/29/2008	Considered by unanimous consent.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	9/29/2008	On passage Passed without objection.
		9/29/2008	Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall.
select this vote	Vote	9/29/2008	On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
		9/30/2008	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 5657	Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT]	September 26, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 25, 2008.
	In the nature of a substitute. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 1188	Rahall, Nick [D-WV3]	September 29, 2008	Passed by voice vote on September 29, 2008.
	Amendment inserted a complete new text. Show amendment details