H.R. 6306 · 117th Congress
POLAR Response Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ronny Jackson
- Introduced
- 2021-12-16
- Latest action
- 2021-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Summary
Providing Our Law Enforcement with Adequate Resources for a Response Act or the POLAR Response Act
This bill includes a polar vortex as a major disaster for which a declaration of a state of emergency can be made and provides a definition for a disaster-related emergency for purposes of the Department of Defense (DOD) excess personal property program (therefore authorizing DOD to transfer certain personal property for a polar vortex emergency).