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House Bill 2932
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Homeland Security for Children Act
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Passed House on Feb 10, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 22, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 11, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2932
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Donald Payne Jr.
New Jersey
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Mississippi
Republican
Peter King
New York
Republican
Van Taylor
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 11, 2020
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
55
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Homeland Security for Children Act

This bill requires the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review and incorporate into DHS policy feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.

The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.

Text (4)
Referred in Senate
February 11, 2020
Engrossed in House
February 10, 2020
Reported in House
January 8, 2020
Introduced in House
May 22, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Nov 19, 2020
Introduced in House
20
Sponsorship
House Bill 8791
DHS Reform Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (19)
02/11/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
02/10/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/10/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H990)
02/10/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 55).
02/10/2020
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H999-1000)
02/10/2020
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.
02/10/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2932.
02/10/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H990-991)
02/10/2020
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
01/08/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.
01/08/2020
Committee on Transportation discharged.
01/08/2020
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-370, Part I.
10/23/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
10/23/2019
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged.
10/23/2019
Ordered to be Reported.
06/11/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
05/23/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
05/22/2019
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.
05/22/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:47:40 AM
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