HR 4661 - 115

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Became Public Law No: 115-98.

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6 sectors

4 deadlines 1 dollar signals

Signed by President.

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$2.8M

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Tax density 0.0%

Spending density 37.5%

Statutory Reference 16

Amendments 8

Agency 7

Benefits 5

Deadline 4

Grants 3

Spending 3

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Administrator of the Federal Emergency 2

Administrator of the 1

Administrator of the Federal 1

Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 1

Administrator of the United States 1

Agency shall 1

Statutory references

15 U.S.C. 2229 4

15 U.S.C. 2229a 3

15 U.S.C. 2229a 2

15 USC 2201 1

15 U.S.C. 2216 1

15 U.S.C. 2229 1

15 USC 2229 1

15 U.S.C. 2229a 1

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Timeline

Jan 3, 2018

Signed by President.

Jan 3, 2018

Signed by President.

Jan 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-98.

Jan 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-98.

Jan 2, 2018

Presented to President.

Jan 2, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 22, 2017

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 21, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8280)

Dec 21, 2017

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8280)

Dec 19, 2017

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Dec 18, 2017

Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Dec 18, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10155-10158)

Dec 18, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4661.

Dec 18, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156)

Dec 18, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10155-10156)

Dec 18, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 15, 2017

Introduced in House

Dec 15, 2017

Introduced in House

Dec 15, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Finance and banking

14 evidence matches

Impact 99% Confidence 78%

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Healthcare

1 evidence matches

Impact 91% Confidence 85%

Mental health

Labor and employment

1 evidence matches

Impact 91% Confidence 85%

Employment and training programs

Transportation

1 evidence matches

Impact 91% Confidence 85%

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Standing House

Defense

2 evidence matches

Impact 89% Confidence 80%

Department of Homeland Security

Homeland Security Committee Standing House

Technology and data privacy

1 evidence matches

Impact 87% Confidence 82%

Science, Space, and Technology Committee Standing House

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Summary

49 Public Law Jan 9, 2018

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) reauthorize through FY2024 the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program, and reauthorizes provisions regarding firefighting technology evaluation and standards development; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness. The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters. The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community. The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.

82 Passed Senate without amendment Jan 9, 2018

81 Passed House without amendment Jan 9, 2018

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) reauthorize through FY2024 the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program, and reauthorizes provisions regarding technology evaluation and standards development; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness. The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters. (Sec. 5) The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community. (Sec. 6) The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.

00 Introduced in House Jan 9, 2018

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) reauthorize through FY2024 the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program, and reauthorizes provisions regarding firefighting technology evaluation and standards development; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness. The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters. The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community. The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.

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