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United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: December 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 3, 2018
Signed by President.
Jan 3, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-98.
Jan 2, 2018
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 21, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8280)
Dec 21, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8280)
Dec 19, 2017
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Dec 18, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4661.
Dec 18, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 18, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10155-10156)
Dec 18, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156)
Dec 18, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10155-10158)
Dec 18, 2017
Mrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 15, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Dec 15, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) reauthorize through FY2024 the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program, and reauthorizes provisions regarding firefighting technology evaluation and standards development; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness.

The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community.

The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.

What's happening now January 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-98.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4