Senate Bill 829
115th Congress(2017-2018)
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Active
Passed Senate on Aug 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
829
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.
checkPassed on August 2, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715)
Summary
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program; 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.
August 4, 2017
August 2, 2017
July 11, 2017
April 5, 2017
08/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
08/04/2017
Received in the House.
08/03/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/02/2017
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715)
08/02/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715)
07/11/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168.
07/11/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-128.
05/17/2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
04/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
04/05/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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