HR 1555
112th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Homeland security
Law enforcement administration and funding
Terrorism
Urban and suburban affairs and development
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded and to clarify the risk assessment formula to be used when making such grants, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 14, 2011
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) limit to 25 the number of Urban Area Security Initiative grants awarded; (2) require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), when weighing "threat," "vulnerability," and "consequences from acts of terrorism" in allocating funds, to assign to "threat" a value that is not less than 33%; and (3) apply minimum allocation requirements only to state Homeland Security grants.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1