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Homeland Security for Children Act

Introduced: September 19, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Jan 30, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
Jan 30, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-202.
Oct 4, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5865; text of measure as introduced: CR S5865-5866)
Sep 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Homeland Security for Children Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 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 January 30, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1372 Related bill Homeland Security for Children Act
  • HR 2825 Related bill DHS Authorization Act
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1847: Homeland Security for Children Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1847/
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"S. 1847: Homeland Security for Children Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1847/.
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S. 1847, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1847/.
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