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HR 4687 107th Congress House Emergency Management Accident prevention Administrative procedure Building construction Building laws Building materials Business records Commerce Conflict of interests Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Commerce Earthquake engineering Evacuation of civilians Evidence (Law) Federal advisory bodies Federal-local relations Federal-state relations

National Construction Safety Team Act

Introduced: May 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-231.
Oct 1, 2002
Signed by President.
Sep 20, 2002
Presented to President.
Sep 17, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2002
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H6278-6283; text: CR H6279-6280)
Sep 17, 2002
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H6278-6283; text: CR H6279-6280)
Sep 17, 2002
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4687.
Sep 17, 2002
Mr. Boehlert moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
Sep 10, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 9, 2002
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 9, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 9, 2002
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8391-8392)
Jul 23, 2002
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 510.
Jul 22, 2002
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 15, 2002
Received in the Senate.
Jul 12, 2002
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 338 - 23 (Roll no. 295).
Jul 12, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 12, 2002
The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Jul 12, 2002
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 12, 2002
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4687.
Jul 12, 2002
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4687.
Jul 12, 2002
The Speaker designated the Honorable Michael K. Simpson to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Jul 12, 2002
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 475 and Rule XXIII.
Jul 12, 2002
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4687 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-530). Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Jul 12, 2002
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 475. (consideration: CR H4557-4564; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4561-4563)
Jul 12, 2002
Rule H. Res. 475 passed House.
Jul 9, 2002
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 475 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4687 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-530). Measure will be considered read. Bill is open to amendments.
Jun 25, 2002
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.
Jun 25, 2002
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 107-530.
May 22, 2002
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 22, 2002
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
May 9, 2002
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Jul 12, 2002 House · vote #295 On Passage Passed 338–23 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,514 — To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response… Agreed to Sep 9, 2002
HAMDT 530 — An amendment to specify that team members who are not Federal employees shall be considered as Federal Govern… Agreed to Jul 12, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Construction Safety Team Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish National Construction Safety Teams for deployment within 48 hours after events causing the failure of a building that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential for such loss of life.

Requires Teams to: (1) consist of at least one NIST employee and other experts who are not NIST employees; (2) conduct investigations to establish the likely technical cause(s) of the building failure; (3) evaluate the technical aspects of evacuation and emergency response procedures; (4) recommend specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices; and (5) recommend research and other appropriate actions needed to improve the structural safety of buildings and evacuation and emergency response procedures.

Requires such a Team to coordinate its investigations with any search and rescue efforts being undertaken at the site of the building failure. Requires the Director to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the head of each Federal agency that may conduct or sponsor a related investigation, providing for coordination of investigations. Grants a Team investigation priority over any other investigation of any other Federal agency, with the exception of related investigations conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board or building failures that may have been caused by criminal acts.

Requires: (1) Teams to issue public reports after completing investigations; (2) NIST to review such reports, to conduct or encourage appropriate recommended research, and to promote adoption of Team recommendations by the Federal Government and encourage adoption by other agencies and organizations; and (3) the Director to report to Congress on Team investigations and recommendations and on NIST actions in response and to establish an advisory committee.

What's happening now October 1, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-231.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2496 Related bill National Construction Safety Team Act of 2002
  • HRES 475 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4687) to provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess b…
 Bill text 7 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 16, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 9, 2002
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