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Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004

Introduced: February 25, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 11, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 27, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 25, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 25, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of units of municipal and county government.

Specifies that each grant shall be made for one of the following categories: (1) equipment and training; and (2) improving interoperability between members of a consortium of municipal and county governments.

Sets limitations on the Federal share of the costs of activities carried out with such grants.

Mandates that an applicant be a unit of municipal or county government or a consortium of such units in order to be eligible for a grant under this Act.

Provides that grant amounts: (1) shall be used only for the category of use for which the grant is made; (2) may be used only for new domestic preparedness initiatives; (3) shall not be used to sustain or supplement an existing program; and (4) may be distributed to fire departments, police departments, emergency services, and public health agencies of the grantee.

What's happening now April 2, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 9, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3839: Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3839/
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"H.R. 3839: Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3839/.
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