Open Congress : Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.1791 Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness, medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6566 Mass Fatality Planning and Religious Considerations Act

2012-09-27T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance and coordination for mass fatality planning, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5847 Fostering Coordination in Federal Preparedness Grants Act

2012-05-17T20:00:00Z

To establish an interagency working group to improve coordination of grants authorized under sections 2002 and 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other Federal preparedness grants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5806 Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people with disabilities during emergencies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5807 FEMA Regional Office Oversight Act

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

To require an audit of the extent to which regional FEMA offices are able to support coordinated and integrated Federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation capabilities to respond to an act of terrorism or other incident, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5804 Preparedness Coordination With Local Educational Agencies and School Districts Act

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance to and coordination with local educational agencies and school districts that are at high risk of acts of terrorism or other incidents, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3857 Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act

2012-01-30T19:00:00Z

To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to include as an eligible use the sustainment of specialized operational teams used by local law enforcement under the Transit Security Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3726 Urban Area Security Initiative Modernization Act of 2011

2011-12-15T19:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve efficiency and guarantee accountability in the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3631 Preserving UASI Capability Gains Act of 2011

2011-12-08T19:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to preserve homeland security capability gains achieved through the Urban Area Security Initiative program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3563 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2012

2011-12-05T19:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to modernize and implement the national integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security information and other information, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3260 Strengthening Community Safety Act of 2011

2011-10-24T20:00:00Z

To establish a pilot grant program for first responder agencies that experience an extraordinary financial burden resulting from the deployment of employees.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2850 CAMPER Act

2011-09-06T20:00:00Z

To assist States and local governments develop and implement emergency notification systems suitable for use on public recreational lands, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2820 Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011

2011-08-11T20:00:00Z

To provide for the establishment and operation of Advanced Composites Development Centers.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2356 WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012

2011-06-23T20:00:00Z

To enhance homeland security by improving efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2269 Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011

2011-06-21T20:00:00Z

To amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2265 FEMA Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011

2011-06-20T20:00:00Z

To direct the President to forgo recoupment of liabilities relating to assistance provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1555 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes.

2011-04-13T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1411 Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011

2011-04-06T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1128 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Preparedness Planning Act

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a competitive program to make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies and districts located in areas under a high threat of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or public health emergencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1129 Homeland Security Grant Management Improvement Act

2011-03-15T20:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit requiring the use of a specified percentage of a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program for specific purposes, and for other purposes.