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HR 559 114th Congress House

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

Introduced: January 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Disaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelIntergovernmental relationsNew Jersey
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 27, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Feb 26, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 5, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 27, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 559: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-559/
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"H.R. 559: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-559/.
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H.R. 559, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-559/.
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[H.R. 559: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-559/)
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