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House Bill 4661
115th Congress(2017-2018)
United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
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Passed Senate on Dec 21, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 15, 2017
Latest Action
Jan 3, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4661
Congress
115
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
Republican
Barbara Comstock
Virginia
Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
Republican
Mimi Walters
California
Republican
Neal Dunn
Florida
Republican
Adam Kinzinger
Illinois
Republican
Roger Marshall
Kansas
Republican
Clay Higgins
Louisiana
Republican
Chris Smith
New Jersey
Republican
Lamar Smith
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on December 18, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156)
Summary

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.

Text (4)
Enrolled Bill
Received in Senate
December 19, 2017
Engrossed in House
December 18, 2017
Introduced in House
December 15, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
52
Sponsorship
House Bill 3881
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
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 (14)
01/03/2018
Signed by President.
01/02/2018
Presented to President.
12/22/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/21/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8280)
12/21/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8280)
12/19/2017
Received in the Senate, read twice.
12/18/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/18/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10155-10156)
12/18/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156)
12/18/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4661.
12/18/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10155-10158)
12/18/2017
Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/15/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
12/15/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 5, 2023 4:12:29 PM
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