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National Preparedness Standards Act

Introduced: October 2, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Oct 14, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Oct 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Oct 2, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security (Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 2, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Preparedness Standards Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish clearly defined standards and guidelines for Federal, State, and local government emergency preparedness and response capability, including standards and guidelines for training, interoperable communication systems, and response equipment. Requires such standards to be: (1) sufficiently flexible to allow local government officials to set priorities based on their needs, while reaching nationally-determined preparedness levels within a fixed time period; and (2) measurable and subject to Federal audit.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine minimum essential emergency preparedness and response capabilities for each State; (2) measure the progress of each State in achieving such capabilities and in complying with standards issued by the Secretary; and (3) include in the FY 2005 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security a separate minimum essential emergency preparedness and response capability standard for metropolitan areas and for rural areas with respect to weapons of mass destruction and terrorism-related disaster equipment and training.

What's happening now October 14, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 4, 2003
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Oct 2, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3227: National Preparedness Standards Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3227/
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"H.R. 3227: National Preparedness Standards Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3227/.
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H.R. 3227, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3227/.
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