US Congress House Bill 3493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on October 21 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Securing the Cities Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection to establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas. Under such program, the Director shall: assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in designing and implementing, or enhancing existing, architectures for coordinated and integrated detection and interdiction of nuclear or other radiological materials that are out of regulatory control; support the development of a region-wide operating capability to detect and report on nuclear and other radioactive materials out of operational control; provide resources to enhance detection, analysis, communication, and coordination to better integrate state, local, tribal, and territorial assets into federal operations; facilitate alarm adjudication and provide subject matter expertise and technical assistance on concepts of operations, training, exercises, and alarm response protocols; communicate with, and promote sharing of information about the presence or detection of nuclear or other radiological materials among, appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in a manner that ensures transparency; and designate participating jurisdictions from among high-risk urban areas and other cities and regions, as appropriate, and notify Congress at least three days before designating or changing such jurisdictions. The Comptroller General is required to submit an assessment evaluating the effectiveness of the program. (Sec. 3) This section requires the Director to report to Congress on the feasibility of developing model exercises to test the preparedness of jurisdictions participating in the program in meeting the challenges that may be posed by a range of nuclear and radiological threats.

Securing the Cities Act of 2015

Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]

Rep. Peter King [R-NY]

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

2015-10-20 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 411 N: 4 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-21	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2015-10-20	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 4 (Roll no. 550). (text: CR H6988)
2015-10-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-10-20	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7010)
2015-10-20	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2015-10-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3493.
2015-10-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6988-6989)
2015-10-20	House	Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-10-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
2015-10-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-295.
2015-09-30	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2015-09-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-09-17	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-09-17	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-09-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2015-09-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3493/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3493/BILLS-114hr3493ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3493/BILLS-114hr3493rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3493/BILLS-114hr3493eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2015550