3.0.0 1850 2023-01-11T13:27:40Z 2023-01-11T13:27:40Z House HR 2015-04-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:H.R. 1850.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.[Page H2309]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-17T14:32:53Z Referred to 2015-04-16T13:05:20Z 2015-04-17 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2015-04-16 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2015-04-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E522) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2015-10-06 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Executive agency funding and structure Firearms and explosives Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Protection of officials User charges and fees Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-04-16 Introduced in House 2015-05-21T22:22:26Z FPS Improvement Act of 2015

Assigns responsibility to the Federal Protective Service (FPS) for the protection of federal buildings, grounds, and property and persons on the property. Authorizes FPS to: (1) designate Department of Homeland Security employees with enhanced law enforcement powers for duty in connection with the protection of federal property and persons on the property, (2) authorize protective service officers for the protection of federal buildings and grounds, and (3) assess security charges to owners or tenants of a federal facility protected by FPS that is not in compliance with federal security standards. Requires tenants at federal facilities to maintain a Facility Security Committee.

Establishes the Interagency Security Committee to develop safety and security standards and best practices to mitigate the effects of natural and manmade hazards in federal facilities.

Requires reports on: (1) FPS personnel needs, (2) the feasibility of federalizing the protective service officer workforce, (3) a method for funding FPS, and (4) methods to detect or prevent explosives from entering federal facilities.

]]> FPS Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title FPS Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities, authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced FPS Improvement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1850ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1850ih.xml 2015-04-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.