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Search Results: keywords:"preparedness and response"

S. 4672 — To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near United States borders and, to the extent such efforts may be improved, to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy, and for other purposes.
July 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,623
The Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 (S. 4672) requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to evaluate the effects of hazardous weather and water events on border personnel, technology, and infrastructure. The bill mandates the creation of a strategy...
Simple Explanation
The Border Weather Resiliency Act of 2024 wants to make sure that people working at the borders are safe when bad weather happens. It asks them to make a plan for handling these kinds of weather and water problems better by talking to lots of experts and helpers.
S. 4609 — To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on vessel fires and responses, and for other purposes.
June 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:318
S. 4609 directs the Comptroller General of the United States to prepare and submit a report to Congress about fires on vessels. The report, due within 180 days of the bill's enactment, will examine how federal and non-federal agencies work together to reduce fire risks to...
Simple Explanation
S. 4609 asks a special government officer to look into how often ships catch fire and how people deal with these fires. The officer will write a report telling Congress what they find and offer ideas for making everyone safer near the water.

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