US Congress Senate Bill 870 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum:
Status: Passed on July 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-09 - Became Public Law No: 118-67.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A bill to amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

Fire Grants and Safety Act

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

2024-06-18 - Senate - On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendments to S. 870 ) RC# 200 (Y: 88 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2024-05-08 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended RC# 194 (Y: 393 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 23) [PASS]
2023-04-20 - Senate - On Passage of the Bill S. 870 RC# 94 (Y: 95 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-04-20 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 83 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 93 (Y: 42 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-04-20 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 85 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 92 (Y: 46 N: 51 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2023-04-19 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 79 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 88 (Y: 45 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-04-19 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 72 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 8 (Y: 45 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-04-19 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 81 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 1 (Y: 47 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2023-04-18 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 80 to S. 870 (No short title on file) RC# 87 (Y: 49 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-29 - Senate - On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 870 RC# 78 (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-07-09	Senate	Became Public Law No: 118-67.
2024-07-09	Senate	Signed by President.
2024-07-08	Senate	Presented to President.
2024-06-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2024-06-18	Senate	Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 870 by Yea-Nay Vote. 88 - 2. Record Vote Number: 200. (consideration: CR S4142)
2024-06-18	Senate	Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 870 by Yea-Nay Vote. 88 - 2. Record Vote Number: 200.
2024-06-18	Senate	Motion by Senator Schumer to concur in the House amendment to S. 870 made in Senate. (CR S4125)
2024-06-18	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4125-4142)
2024-05-09	Senate	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
2024-05-08	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2024-05-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2024-05-08	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 13, 1 Present (Roll no. 194). (text: 5/7/2024 CR H2910-2919)
2024-05-08	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2986)
2024-05-07	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.
2024-05-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 870.
2024-05-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2910-2922)
2024-05-07	House	Mr. Kean (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2023-04-24	House	Held at the desk.
2023-04-24	House	Received in the House.
2023-04-20	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.58 Proposed amendment SA 58 withdrawn in Senate.
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1277, S1281)
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.83 Amendment SA 83 proposed by Senator Sullivan. (consideration: CR S1280-1281) To improve the bill.
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.83 Amendment SA 83 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 56. Record Vote Number: 93.
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.85 Amendment SA 85, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 51. Record Vote Number: 92.
2023-04-20	Senate	S.Amdt.85 Amendment SA 85 proposed by Senator Van Hollen. (consideration: CR S1278-1280) To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
2023-04-20	Senate	Passed Senate, under the order of 4/18/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 94. (text: S1285)
2023-04-20	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1277-1285)
2023-04-19	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1219, S1224-1227, S1238-1239)
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.72 Amendment SA 72 proposed by Senator Hagerty. (consideration: CR S1226-1227)
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.81 Amendment SA 81, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 49. Record Vote Number: 91.
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1219)
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.81 Amendment SA 81 proposed by Senator Scott FL. (consideration: CR S1238-1239) To use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to offset the costs of grants.
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.72 Amendment SA 72, as modified, under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 89.
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.79 Amendment SA 79 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 88.
2023-04-19	Senate	S.Amdt.79 Amendment SA 79 proposed by Senator Paul. (consideration: CR S1225-1226) To improve the bill.
2023-04-18	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
2023-04-18	Senate	S.Amdt.80 Amendment SA 80 proposed by Senator Lee. (consideration: CR S1156-1159) To make a categorical exclusion available for use on certain land by States and Indian Tribes through a project delivery program.
2023-04-18	Senate	S.Amdt.58 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1154)
2023-04-18	Senate	S.Amdt.80 Amendment SA 80 under the order of 4/18/2023, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 87.
2023-04-18	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1154-1161)
2023-03-30	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1079)
2023-03-30	Senate	S.Amdt.58 Amendment SA 58 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S1063) To add an effective date.
2023-03-30	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1063, S1078-1079)
2023-03-30	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
2023-03-30	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1063)
2023-03-29	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1017)
2023-03-29	Senate	Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 78. (CR S1016-1017)
2023-03-27	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S946)
2023-03-27	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S946)
2023-03-21	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 28.
2023-03-16	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

SB559 (Related) 2024-12-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
HB4090 (Related) 2023-09-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 141.
SB1111 (Related) 2024-06-17 - By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-182.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/870/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s870/BILLS-118s870pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s870/BILLS-118s870es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s870/BILLS-118s870eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s870/BILLS-118s870enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00087.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00092.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00093.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00094.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00078.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00091.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00089.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00088.htm
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024194
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00200.htm