H.R. 1746: Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
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H.R. 1746: Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-26 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-351.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 208 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1746 (2009-04-27), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-351. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to: (1) increase the amount guaranteed to each state under the predisaster hazard mitigation program to $575,000; (2) require the President to award financial assistance under the program on a competitive basis; (3) eliminate the current termination date for such program (September 30, 2010); and (4) authorize appropriations for the program through FY2013. Prohibits the use of program funds for congressionally directed spending. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a certification regarding whether all financial assistance under the program was awarded in accordance with such Act.
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Official text
Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1746, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009 (2009-04-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1746, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009 (2009-04-16)
Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 208 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1746 (2009-04-27): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr1746.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr1746 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111