HR 228
109th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Armed Forces and National Security
Biological warfare
Chemical warfare
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Employee training
Equipment and supplies
Fire fighters
Grants-in-aid
Health
International Affairs
Labor and Employment
Law enforcement officers
Medical personnel
Nuclear terrorism
Paramedical personnel
Police
Police training
First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2005
Introduced: January 4, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select).
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to require: (1) that each State be allocated in each fiscal year not less than .5 percent (currently, .75 percent) of the total amount appropriated for domestic preparedness grants; (2) such grants to be awarded based on a quantitative risk assessment for threat, vulnerability, and consequences; and (3) the Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support of the Office of Justice Programs, by March 1 of each year, to submit that assessment to Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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