3.0.0 4661 2023-09-05T16:12:29Z 2023-09-05T16:12:29Z House HR 2017-12-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 205 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. COMSTOCK:H.R. 4661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have Power To make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H10144]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2018-09-13T14:58:00Z Legislative interest 2018-05-15T14:56:00Z Legislative interest 2018-02-23T15:19:00Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Legislative interest 2018-02-23T15:26:00Z Legislative interest 2018-02-22T16:56:00Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-12-15T22:30:13Z AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 115 3881 HR 2017-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2018-01-03 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2018-01-03 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-02 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2018-01-02 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-22 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2017-12-21 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8280) Floor 2017-12-21 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8280) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-19 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2017-12-18 17:36:20 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-12-18 17:36:18 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10155-10156) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-12-18 17:36:18 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-18 17:23:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4661. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-12-18 17:23:32 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10155-10158) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-12-18 17:23:19 Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2017-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2017-12-18 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2017-12-18 False M001198 Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] Roger Marshall R KS 1 2017-12-18 False W000820 Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] Mimi Walters R CA 45 2017-12-18 False K000378 Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] Adam Kinzinger R IL 16 2017-12-18 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2017-12-18 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2017-12-18 False H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2017-12-18 False Public Law 115-98 Emergency Management Department of Homeland Security Emergency planning and evacuation Employee hiring Employment and training programs Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government information and archives Mental health Emergency Management 00 2017-12-15 Introduced in House 2018-01-09T22:29:59Z 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.

]]> 81 2017-12-18 Passed House without amendment 2018-01-09T22:34:22Z (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.

]]> 82 2017-12-21 Passed Senate without amendment 2018-01-09T22:34:44Z (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.

]]> 49 2018-01-03 Public Law 2018-01-09T22:35:05Z (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.

]]> United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Display Title United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Passed House United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Enacted United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4661enr/xml/BILLS-115hr4661enr.xml Received in Senate 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4661rds/xml/BILLS-115hr4661rds.xml Engrossed in House 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4661eh/xml/BILLS-115hr4661eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4661ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4661ih.xml 2018-01-04T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ98/uslm/PLAW-115publ98.xml Public Law 2018-01-03 Signed by President. 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.