3.0.0 829 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z 2023-01-11T13:36:59Z Senate S 2017-04-05 115 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-08-04T18:48:08Z ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2017-07-11T20:02:47Z Markup by 2017-05-17T14:00:36Z Referred to 2017-04-05T16:58:07Z S. Rept. 115-128 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 2017-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2017-08-04 13:04:59 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2017-08-03 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2017-08-02 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715) Floor 2017-08-02 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168. Calendars 2017-07-11 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate 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. Committee 2017-07-11 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. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2017-05-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2017-04-05 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2017-04-05 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2017-04-05 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2017-04-05 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-04-06 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-04-06 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-04-07 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2017-04-07 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-04-27 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-05-03 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-05-03 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-05-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-05-22 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2017-05-23 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-06-07 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-06-13 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-06-21 False 2017-06-15T20:51:09Z S. 829, AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52824 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2017 Emergency Management Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires First responders and emergency personnel Fraud offenses and financial crimes Health personnel Mental health Emergency Management 00 2017-04-05 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-25T19:44:15Z 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.

]]> 01 2017-07-11 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2017-07-25T19:42:15Z 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) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, 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 (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.

(Sec. 3) 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. 4) 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. 5) 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.

]]> 35 2017-08-02 Passed Senate amended 2017-08-09T15:05:16Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, 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 (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.

(Sec. 3) 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. 4) 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. 5) 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.

]]> AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Display Title AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 S Senate Referred in House 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s829rfh/xml/BILLS-115s829rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s829es/xml/BILLS-115s829es.xml Reported to Senate 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s829rs/xml/BILLS-115s829rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s829is/xml/BILLS-115s829is.xml 2017-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 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.