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HR 4765 114th Congress House Emergency Management Accidents Fires First responders and emergency personnel Motor fuels Oil and gas Railroads Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act

Introduced: March 16, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 30, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act

This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making grants to fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies, to give high priority consideration to grants that provide for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response.

What's happening now September 30, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 3, 2016
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4765: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4765/
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"H.R. 4765: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4765/.
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