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HR 716 112th Congress House Emergency Management Building construction Fires Northern Mariana Islands State and local finance U.S. territories and protectorates

FIRE Act

Introduced: February 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Feb 18, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)
Feb 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Feb 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Firefighting Investment, Renewal, and Employment Act or the FIRE Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) authorize appropriations for competitive grants for modifying, upgrading, or constructing non-federal fire stations for FY2012-FY2016; and (2) include the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands within the definition of "state" for purposes of such Act.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 30, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 716: FIRE Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-716/
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"H.R. 716: FIRE Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-716/.
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H.R. 716, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-716/.
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