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| bill_id | congress | bill_type | bill_number | title | policy_area | introduced_date ▲ | latest_action_date | latest_action_text | origin_chamber | sponsor_name | sponsor_state | sponsor_party | sponsor_bioguide_id | cosponsor_count | summary_text | update_date | url |
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| 94-s-3821 | 94 | s | 3821 | A bill to amend the Civil Defense Act of 1950 to clarify the policy and intent of Congress under such act with respect to preparedness at the State and local levels for disasters other than disasters caused by an enemy attack. | Emergency Management | 1976-09-16 | 1976-09-16 | Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 0 | Declares that it is the policy and intent of Congress to take into account the needs of the States and their political subdivisions with respect to preparedness for disasters other than those caused by enemy attack when providing Federal assistance under the Civil Defense Act of 1950. Authorizes the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency to use for training and education programs during fiscal year 1977, an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from the funds appropriated to such Agency for research, shelter survey, and marking by Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act of 1977. | 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3821 |
| 94-s-3776 | 94 | s | 3776 | A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974. | Emergency Management | 1976-08-27 | 1976-08-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration or the Secretary of Agriculture shall cancel the outstanding principal, not in excess of $2,500, of any loan made with respect to a disaster occurring on or after September 24, 1975, but prior to September 27, 1975. Sets the interest rate at three percent per annum on any unpaid and uncanceled balance of such loan. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3776 |
| 94-s-3633 | 94 | s | 3633 | A bill to provide reimbursement for disaster relief debris clearance to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. | Emergency Management | 1976-06-29 | 1976-06-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA] | CA | D | T000410 | 1 | Authorizes the Administrator of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration to reimburse Los Angeles County (California) Flood Control District for debris clearance at the San Gabriel and Big Dalton Reservoirs necessitated by flooding during 1969, in an amount not to exceed $2,800,000. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3633 |
| 94-s-3542 | 94 | s | 3542 | An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make compensation for damages arising out of the failure of the Teton Dam a feature of the Teton Basin Federal reclamation project in Idaho, and for other purposes. | Emergency Management | 1976-06-09 | 1976-09-07 | Public law 94-400. | Senate | Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] | ID | D | C000388 | 1 | (Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 94-1423) Entitles all persons who suffered death, personal injury, or loss of property directly resulting from the failure of the Teton Dam in Idaho to receive from the United States full compensation, less amounts received by such persons from insurance. Requires amounts of such awards to be fixed within 12 months of submission of the claim, and permits partial payments or advances before final settlements. Requires promulgation of regulations within 15 days of enactment of this Act respecting procedures for the handling of claims under this Act. Requires publication of an explanation of such procedures in general circulation newspapers in Idaho. Authorizes agreements with the owners of irrigation facilities damaged by such dam failure to finance the repair or reconstruction of such facilities to the extent the cost of repairs or construction are not covered by insurance. Authorizes appropriations as are necessary to carry out this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/3542 |
| 94-s-1174 | 94 | s | 1174 | Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act | Emergency Management | 1975-03-13 | 1976-09-20 | Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #768 (192-192). | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 12 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Science and Technology with amendment, H. Rept. 94-1440 (Pt. 1)) Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to reduce the risks of life and property from future earthquakes in the United States through an effective earthquake hazards reduction program. Directs the President to establish and direct to be maintained: (1) a coordinated National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; (2) an Office of Earthquake Hazards Reduction; (3) a National Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; and (4) an Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Board. Requires the President to take prescribed steps with respect to the Administration of the Program. Requires the participation in such program of specified Federal departments and agencies. Provides that the earthquake hazards reduction program contain the following elements: (1) physical studies; (2) structural studies; (3) social, legal, and economic research; (4) implementation by applying acquired knowledge; and (5) other elements including studies of foreign experience and post-earthquake investigations. Directs the President to submit an annual report to the Congress after the end of each fiscal year describing and evaluating any progress achieved in reducing the risks of earthquake hazards. Authorizes specified sums to be appropriated for fiscal years 1977 through 1979 to carry out the provisions of this Act. | 2025-09-02T18:51:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/1174 |
| 94-s-741 | 94 | s | 741 | National Catastrophic Disaster Insurance Act | Emergency Management | 1975-02-19 | 1975-02-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA] | PA | R | S000174 | 1 | National Catastrophic Disaster Insurance Act - Establishes a program of Federal insurance against catastrophic natural disasters and other such disasters utilizing the private insurance industry, particularly risk-sharing pools of insurance companies, while preserving State regulation. Establishes, within the office of the Federal Insurance Administrator in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the position of Assistant Insurance Administrator for Disaster Insurance, who shall head an office of Federal Disaster Insurance. Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) impose and collect an insurance premium surcharge which may not exceed 5 percent and may vary on a statewide regional, country wide basis, or any combination of these; (2) determine and prescribe the terms, conditions, and limitations of the catastrophic disaster insurance program as provided under this Act; (3) purchase reinsurance to the extent deemed appropriate and available; (4) make such disbursements from a special fund established in the U.S. Treasury for operations under this Act in order to reimburse insurance companies in full for claims paid by them for covered losses under the Act's program and for other operating expenses incurred by such companies under the program; and (5) make other disbursements and take other actions necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act. Extends as mandatory the coverage of castatrophic disasters in each property insurance policy now in effect or hereafter issued, other than motor vehicle insurance policies. Establishes in U.S. Treasury a fund to be used by the Secretary for operating and capital expenses under this Act. Forbids coverage of new catastrophic disaster insurance where in violation of State or local laws or where the Secretary determines an area to be of special catastrohpic disaster risk. Prohibits the duplications of benefits where loss is covered by a valid claim paid under catastrophic disaster insurance under this Act. Provides for the te… | 2025-09-02T18:50:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/741 |
| 94-s-562 | 94 | s | 562 | International Humanitarian Assistance Act | Emergency Management | 1975-02-05 | 1975-02-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 6 | International Humanitarian Assistance Act - Authorizes the President to furnish assistance to foreign countries, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, for disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction in the case of disasters that require large-scale relief and rehabilitation efforts. Provides that such assistance shall be distributed to the maximum extent practicable under the auspices and direction of the United Nations, other international organizations, multilateral institutions, or private voluntary agencies. Requires the President to submit to specified individuals and committees in Congress a report describing the dsiposition and use of funds made available by this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this Act such sums, not in excess of $50,000,000 in any fiscal year, as may be necessary for relief in any country, and for fiscal year 1975, $50,000,000 for specified relief in Bangladesh, Cyprus, and various African countries. | 2025-09-02T18:50:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/562 |
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bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
congress INTEGER,
bill_type TEXT,
bill_number INTEGER,
title TEXT,
policy_area TEXT,
introduced_date TEXT,
latest_action_date TEXT,
latest_action_text TEXT,
origin_chamber TEXT,
sponsor_name TEXT,
sponsor_state TEXT,
sponsor_party TEXT,
sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);