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Version 53 · Passed House · Mar 7, 2022
Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a plan to make federal assistance available to certain urban areas that previously received Urban Area Security Initiative funding to preserve homeland security capabilities related to acts of terrorism.
In developing the plan, FEMA must survey urban areas that did not receive grant funding related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism in the current fiscal year that (1) are at risk of being reduced or eliminated without such assistance, or (2) received funding in the current fiscal year but not in at least one of the six preceding fiscal years.
The plan must (1) establish eligibility criteria for urban areas to receive federal assistance, (2) identify annual funding levels for such assistance in accordance with the survey, and (3) consider a range of approaches to make such assistance available to such urban areas.
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Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D–FL
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By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-230.
By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-230.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1307-1308)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1307-1308)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5615.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1307-1308)
Mrs. Demings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 173.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-240.
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-240.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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