Achieving Disaster Resilience in U.S. Communities by Stephanie Sanok Kostro & Garrett Riba

Author:Stephanie Sanok Kostro & Garrett Riba
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781442240384
Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies

4| Congressional Actions

Congress can play an active role in shaping and reforming the nation’s approach to disaster resilience through drafting, amending, and overseeing disaster legislation and programs. It can aggregate the needs of different communities and direct policy (and appropriations) to meet those needs. Many members of Congress have a deep interest in the development and execution of disaster policy and programs for the benefit of their constituents, both individuals and businesses. However, meaningful changes to disaster legislation can often require significant time, effort, and political capital on behalf of a congressional member, and such initiatives frequently compete with other goals and priorities of individual members and committees. Given these constraints, when considering disaster legislation, it is important to examine carefully the effectiveness of current law, the ability for legislative modifications to improve disaster resilience, and the potential net effects of changes.

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