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A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense. 9/29/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether individual temporary housing units stored by FEMA are in usable condition; (2) complete an assessment to determine the number of units FEMA needs in stock to respond appropriately to major disasters; and (3) implement a plan to store such number of units, to sell, transfer, or donate excess units in usable condition, and to dispose of units not in usable condition. Makes the plan subject to Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act disposal requirements and other applicable law. Directs the Administrator [...] show full description
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- 09/30/2008 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) The amendment is technical in nature.
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) Amendment inserted a complete new text.
- 09/29/2008 - Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10615-10618; text of measure as referred in House: CR H10615-10616)
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) Amendment in the nature of a substitute
show all actions- 09/30/2008 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) The amendment is technical in nature.
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) Amendment inserted a complete new text.
- 09/29/2008 - Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10615-10618; text of measure as referred in House: CR H10615-10616)
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. (consideration: CR H10616-10617; text: CR H10616-10617) Amendment in the nature of a substitute
- 09/29/2008 - Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- 09/29/2008 - Committee on Transportation discharged.
- 09/29/2008 - Considered by unanimous consent.
- 09/29/2008 - On passage Passed without objection.
- 09/29/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 Amendment (A001) in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Rahall. Amendment in the nature of a substitute
- 09/29/2008 - H.AMDT.1188 On agreeing to the Rahall amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
- 09/29/2008 - Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10615-10618)
- 09/26/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9604-9605;text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S9605)
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5657 Amendment SA 5657 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Lieberman. (consideration: CR S9605; text: CR S9605) In the nature of a substitute.
- 09/26/2008 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5657 Amendment SA 5657 proposed by Senator Nelson FL for Senator Lieberman. In the nature of a substitute.
- 09/26/2008 - S.AMDT.5657 Amendment SA 5657 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/26/2008 - The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/26/2008 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 09/26/2008 - Received in the House.
- 09/26/2008 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 09/26/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 09/11/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-453.
- 09/11/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 951.
- 06/25/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 11/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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