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Weather Alert Response and Notification Act or the WARN Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the effectiveness of local alerting systems in disseminating timely and relevant information during weather-related emergencies.

In conducting the study, the GAO must (1) evaluate the efficacy of various alert mediums, including platforms such as social media; and (2) establish a set of best practices for such alerts.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Dec. 10 2024	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Dec. 09
2024

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6531-6532)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2892.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6531-6532)
Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Dec. 05 2024	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 666.

Committee
Dec. 05 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-814.

IntroReferral
Apr. 26 2023	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Dec. 09 2024	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6531-6532)

Committee
Dec. 05 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-814.

IntroReferral
Apr. 26 2023	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Sep. 18 2024	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Apr. 27 2023	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

House bill HR2892-118

WARN Act

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