# 115-hr-5994: ESCAPE Act

115-hr-5994, ESCAPE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5994
- Congress: 115
- Title: ESCAPE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Introduced: 2018-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events. The bill defines "resilience project" to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6114: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5994 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5994)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6114: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6114)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5994 (as of 2025-11-18).