US Congress House Bill 1627 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Defense to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions. Authorizes the Secretary to consider the use of such personnel and resources to provide: (1) aerial reconnaissance or communications capabilities to the Border Patrol to protect against illegal entry and trafficking; and (2) capabilities to respond to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other man-made event by assisting in damage assessment and situational awareness, search and rescue operations, evacuations, and transporting time-sensitive materials. Directs the Secretary to consider the Civil Air Patrol as an available resource for purposes of national preparedness and response planning activities.

Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009

Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-24		Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
2009-03-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2009-03-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2009-03-19		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-03-19		Referred to House Homeland Security
2009-03-19		Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB1178 (Related) 2009-05-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1627/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1627/BILLS-111hr1627ih.pdf