2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5775: Federal Emergency Management Advancement of Equity Act
Legislative Summary
To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes.
Bill History
9/27/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/27/2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
House of Representatives
9/28/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(9/27/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 19
Primary Sponsor
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (18)
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Robert Garcia
Democrat
Jared Moskowitz
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Timothy Kennedy
Democrat