H.R. 2919: Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011
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H.R. 2919: Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-14 · Emergency Management · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 517. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011
Plain summary
Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from requiring an educational institution (elementary or secondary school that is provided FEMA assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act) to reimburse FEMA for the market value of a covered temporary tornado shelter facility (a structure designed to protect children from a tornado that is constructed or acquired with federal financial assistance).
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Official text
Community Shelter Protection Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · 8 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2919.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112