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Homeland Security for Children Act

Introduced: March 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 25, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 25, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2828)
Apr 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2828)
Apr 25, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1372.
Apr 25, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2828-2829)
Apr 25, 2017
Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 24, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 52.
Apr 24, 2017
Committee on Transportation discharged.
Apr 24, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-92, Part I.
Mar 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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Homeland Security for Children Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act to include among the functions of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to review and incorporate into DHS policy feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.

(Sec. 3) The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.

What's happening now April 26, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Donovan, Daniel
· Mar 7, 2017
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1372: Homeland Security for Children Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1372/
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"H.R. 1372: Homeland Security for Children Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1372/.
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H.R. 1372, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1372/.
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