HR4296-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 22, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Housing, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HCE780A77DA4C4704A151942C87ED277C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weatherization Resilience and Adaptation Program Act.
  • Section H9117686658644038AA316FDD3604F274: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Human accelerated climate change is causing significant shifts in global surface and atmospheric temperatures,...
  • Section HCC66FFC2BCEB4F78B708CB5052B7FA9D: 3. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: The term climate change means long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. The term...
  • Section H156A5B9BA72545B2B8B1BCDFE840AD72: 4. Grant program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a grant program to award grants to eligible...
  • Section H801B6D35B687470185C17A319005837E: 5. Rulemaking Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate rules to carry out this Act in consultation...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Housing, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Housing Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 22, 2023

Mr. Mullin (for himself, Ms. Brown, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Housing Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Director" §HCC66FFC2BCEB4F78B708CB5052B7FA9D

the Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology. The term eligible program participant means— a State

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