US Congress House Bill 58 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - 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]

FRIENDS Act First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on: the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack, the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response. The GAO may provide information: (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative. DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.

FRIENDS Act First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]

Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-01	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-01-31	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-01-31	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H772)
2017-01-31	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 58.
2017-01-31	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H772-775)
2017-01-31	House	Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-01-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/58/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr58/BILLS-115hr58ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr58/BILLS-115hr58eh.pdf