HR 4177: The PREPARE Act

The PREPARE Act (HR 4177) seeks to address the federal government's lack of coordination and systematic risk management regarding extreme weather events. Citing $316 billion in economic losses between 2010 and 2016, the Act proposes creating an interagency oversight council and regional coordination plans to improve resilience and information sharing with state and local governments at no cost to taxpayers.

• Between 2010 and 2016, extreme weather events caused significant financial and human losses in the United States, including 1,646 deaths and $316 billion in economic losses across 44 states. This period saw 422 presidential major disaster declarations and 74 individual events that each caused at least $1 billion in damage.
• The federal government currently lacks a comprehensive program to independently validate the effectiveness of agency measures against extreme weather challenges, lacks a systematic method for sharing information with state and local governments, and is not well organized to handle fiscal exposure or pre-disaster mitigation.
• The PREPARE Act (Preparedness and Risk management for Extreme weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness) proposes to increase government effectiveness at no cost to taxpayers. It aims to achieve this by creating an interagency oversight council for government-wide priorities, collaborating with state and local planners on regional issues and best practices, and establishing a regional coordination plan to improve information sharing and cost-effectiveness.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (n.d.). HR 4177: The PREPARE Act. https://www.eesi.org/files/One_Pager_-_PREPARE_Act_115th.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. HR 4177: The PREPARE Act. n.d. https://www.eesi.org/files/One_Pager_-_PREPARE_Act_115th.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{environmentalandenergystudyinstitutend4177, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{HR 4177: The PREPARE Act}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/One_Pager_-_PREPARE_Act_115th.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }