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H.R. 3978 111th Congress House

First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act

Official title: An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept and use gifts for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to preparedness for a response to terrorism, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 2, 2009 Introduced by: Mike Rogers Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 32 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-245.
Sep 30, 2010
Signed by President.
Sep 22, 2010
Presented to President.
Sep 15, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Sep 15, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 15, 2010
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6694)
Sep 15, 2010
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6694)
Sep 15, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3978.
Sep 15, 2010
Ms. Richardson moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H6694-6696)
Aug 6, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 5, 2010
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6975-6976; text as passed Senate: CR S6975-6976)
Aug 5, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6975-6976; text as passed Senate: CR S6975-6976)
Aug 2, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 498.
Aug 2, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
May 17, 2010
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 16, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 15, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 15, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 413 - 1 (Roll no. 973). (text: CR H14890)
Dec 15, 2009
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H14902-14903)
Dec 15, 2009
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Cuellar objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Dec 15, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3978.
Dec 15, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14890-14891)
Dec 15, 2009
Mr. Cuellar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 221.
Dec 15, 2009
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 111-376.
Nov 17, 2009
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 17, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Nov 3, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
Nov 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Nov 2, 2009
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 15, 2009 House · vote #973 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 413–1 See who voted →
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 Latest action September 30, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-245.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept gifts of property and services for otherwise authorized activities of the Center for Domestic Preparedness that are related to efforts to prevent, prepare for, protect against, or respond to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster; (2) prohibit the Secretary from accepting a gift upon determining that the use of the property or services would compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of a DHS program or an individual involved in a DHS program; and (3) require the Secretary to report to Congress annually disclosing such gifts, how they contribute to the Center's mission, and the amount of federal savings generated.

Authorizes the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to accept and use gifts of property, and to accept services, for authorized purposes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3978: First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3978/
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"H.R. 3978: First Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3978/.
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