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RESPONSE Act of 2016

Introduced: February 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-321.
Dec 16, 2016
Signed by President.
Dec 14, 2016
Presented to President.
Dec 12, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2016
Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 546 by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2016
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 546 by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7104)
Nov 30, 2016
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Nov 29, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6319-6320)
Nov 29, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H6319-6320)
Nov 29, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 546.
Nov 29, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6319-6321)
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. Denham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 14, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
Nov 14, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-808.
Sep 14, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 14, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 10, 2016
Received in the House.
May 10, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 9, 2016
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 9, 2016
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2649)
Jul 21, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
Jul 21, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-85.
Mar 4, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 24, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 24, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,889 — In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to May 9, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

RESPONSE Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council.

The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall develop recommendations for improving emergency responder training and resource allocation for hazardous materials (hazmat) incidents involving railroads after evaluating the following topics:

  • the quality and application of training for state and local emergency responders related to rail hazmat incidents, including training for emergency responders serving small communities near railroads;
  • the availability and effectiveness of federal, state, local, and nongovernmental funding levels related to training emergency responders for rail hazmat incidents, including emergency responders serving small communities near railroads; and
  • the strategy for integrating commodity flow studies, mapping, and rail and hazmat databases for state and local emergency responders and increasing the rate of access to the individual responder in existing or emerging communications technology.

The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall terminate within 90 days after the council submits a report approving the RESPONSE Subcommittee recommendations.

What's happening now December 16, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-321.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1043 Related bill RESPONSE Act of 2015
 Bill text 8 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jun 9, 2015
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 24, 2015
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 546: RESPONSE Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-546/
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