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HR 2169 115th Congress House Emergency Management Government information and archives Homeland security Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Terrorism

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 17, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 17, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269)
May 17, 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 H4269)
May 17, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2169.
May 17, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4269-4271)
May 17, 2017
Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 16, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
May 16, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-120.
May 3, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 16, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and datasets that are appropriate to address any such gaps, for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets.

A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1