HCONRES 39 · 104th Congress · Emergency Management

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding Federal disaster relief.

Introduced 1995-03-14· Sponsored by Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1995-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) those living in areas at high risk to natural disasters should assume more responsibility for such risk through appropriate insurance; (2) disaster mitigation programs should be encouraged and enhanced at the State and local level; (3) insurers should create a privately funded pooling mechanism for the spreading of disaster risk; and (4) a fundamental overhaul of Federal disaster policies should be undertaken to reduce taxpayer costs and encourage more effective partnerships between the private sector and Government in anticipation of future catastrophes.…

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Cosponsors (8)

2 Democrats6 Republicans