Climate Resilient Communities Act : This legislation calls for a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on climate resiliency at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including providing recommendations on how to improve building codes and standards that the Agency uses to prepare for climate change and address resiliency.
Advance the Climate Resilient Communities Act to require a GAO report on FEMA climate resiliency and recommendations for improving building codes and standards used to prepare for climate change.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Joe Neguse as sponsor of H.R.1936, introduced March 16, 2021, with latest action March 17, 2021 referral to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. The tracker status remains Introduced. CRS summarizes the bill as directing GAO to report on FEMA climate resiliency and building-code recommendations.
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee activity report states that H.R.1936, the Climate Resilient Communities Act, was introduced by Mr. Neguse and referred to the committee and subcommittee, and that H.R.1936 was included in section 1626 of H.R.3684 as passed by the House.
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Neguse sponsored H.R.1936, the Climate Resilient Communities Act, and the promised GAO/FEMA/building-code reporting language was incorporated into the House-passed version of H.R.3684 during the same congressional term. However, the standalone bill did not advance beyond subcommittee referral, and the enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act did not retain the specific section requiring that GAO climate resiliency report. This is meaningful advancement but not full delivery of the promised requirement.