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Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-25-2024 11:07
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Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) recently introduced the Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act (HR 9024). Rep. Titus is the Ranking Member of the House subcommittee with jurisdiction over emergency management policy. Here is her press release, but to summarize, the bill would 1) direct FEMA to convene ...

Extreme Weather and Heat Response Modernization Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-25-2024 11:06
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RE: Simplification of Multilingual Alerting by the Emergency Alert System

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-24-2024 09:47
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Follow up from the FCC... On July 19, 2024, the FCC released a Report and Order taking steps to advance the nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911). Unlike the current 911 system, NG911 uses Internet Protocol (IP)-based format and routing, and will support the transmission of text, photos, ...

RE: NWS Appropriations for FY25

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-19-2024 11:03
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The Senate Appropriations Committee is schedule to markup the bill that funds the National Weather Service on July 25 at 9:30 ET. Committee staff has not yet released the numbers, but I expect to see them by early next week. You can stream the markup here. ------------------------------ Thad Huguley ...

RE: NWS Appropriations for FY25

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-10-2024 11:12
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The House Appropriations Committee approved the CJS appropriations bill on July 9. It will now move to the House floor for a vote sometime before the end of July. This is the bill that funds NOAA and the National Weather Service. Here is a link to the Committee's press release. While the news is ...

RE: NWS Appropriations for FY25

Posted By Thad Huguley 07-08-2024 17:26
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The House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to markup the bill that funds the National Weather Service tomorrow morning. Here is the committee report (see page 35).. It will take a little time to fully digest it, but at first glance, the numbers are better than expected. In fact, the topline number ...

Reauthorization of National Dam Safety Program

Posted By Thad Huguley 06-25-2024 15:53
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The Water Resources Development Act will be considered at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's markup on Wednesday, June 26. It will include reauthorization of the National Dam Safety Program. The markup can be streamed here. ------------------------------ Thad Huguley Government ...

NWS Appropriations for FY25

Posted By Thad Huguley 06-24-2024 15:16
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The House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) will be marking up the appropriations bill that funds the National Weather Service on Wednesday, June 26, at 8:30a. The markup can be streamed here. The bill text has not yet been released, but it should ...

Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 06-11-2024 10:16
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On June 10, Representative Josh Harder (CA-9-D) and Reps. Scott Franklin (FL-18-R) and Joe Neguse (CO-2-D) introduced the Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act, the culmination of a lot of hard work from the bill sponsors and a diverse group of stakeholders. The full bill text is available ...

RE: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 06-05-2024 16:35
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Attached is a letter from NEMA, IAEM, BuildStrong America, BCEM, and NVOAD regarding getting H.R. 7671, the Disaster Management Cost Modernization Act on the upcoming T&I mark-up schedule. ------------------------------ Thad Huguley Government Affairs Director IAEM Falls Church VA (615) 870-9316 ...

RE: Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 06-05-2024 16:34
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RE: AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act

Posted By Thad Huguley 05-22-2024 16:18
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I have good news to share regarding the AM in Every Vehicle Act. The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce is scheduled to markup the new AM radio legislation (H.R. 8449), which mirrors the Senate AM radio legislation that was passed out of the Senate Commerce ...

RE: Minutes - 2024 GAC Meetings

Posted By Thad Huguley 05-15-2024 03:07
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Here are the minutes for the May 2024 GAC meeting... ------------------------------ Thad Huguley Government Affairs Director IAEM Falls Church VA (615) 870-9316 ------------------------------

RE: Minutes - 2024 GAC Meetings

Posted By Thad Huguley 05-15-2024 03:06
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Congressional Hearing: "Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness and Costs of FEMA's Resilience Programs

Posted By Thad Huguley 05-01-2024 08:28
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The House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management will conduct a hearing on May 1 at 10:00 ET to review the effectiveness and costs of FEMA's resilience programs. This subcommittee has primary jurisdiction over FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security's other ...

Simplification of Multilingual Alerting by the Emergency Alert System

Posted By Thad Huguley 04-08-2024 11:35
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Simplification of Multilingual Alerting by the Emergency Alert System

Posted By Thad Huguley 04-08-2024 11:35
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IAEM submitted comments on April 8 to the Federal Communications Commission on the simplification of multilingual alerting by the Emergency Alert System. Here is a link to the notice, and the comments are attached as a PDF. Thank you to Travis Cryan, Dr. Jeannette Sutton, and Elizabeth Davis for ...

RE: Minutes - 2024 GAC Meetings

Posted By Thad Huguley 04-03-2024 10:21
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RE: Minutes - 2024 GAC Meetings

Posted By Thad Huguley 04-03-2024 10:21
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Here are the minutes for the April 2024 GAC meeting. ------------------------------ Thad Huguley Government Affairs Director IAEM Falls Church VA (615) 870-9316 ------------------------------

2024 Legislative Priorities

Posted By Thad Huguley 03-22-2024 11:43
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The Board has approved the attached 2024 Legislative Priorities document. This is not intended to cover every issue the Government Affairs Committee is monitoring; rather, it is a list of some of the key and most timely topics of interest to the emergency management profession. Please feel free to use ...