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To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to firefighter assistance.

Introduced: April 23, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2002
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 20, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1112)
Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Apr 23, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Apr 23, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 with respect to competitive grants to fire departments by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) U.S. Fire Administration. Adds protection of property to the list of grant purposes.

Requires the grant administration office to require peer review of the grant recipient selection process.

Adds funding for training as a volunteer recruitment and retention incentive among the proper uses of grant funds.

What's happening now October 2, 2002

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 26, 2002
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 23, 2002
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