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HR 1594 116th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation First responders and emergency personnel Government studies and investigations Homeland security Terrorism

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Introduced: March 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 15, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 14, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3755)
May 14, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3755)
May 14, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1594.
May 14, 2019
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 14, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3755-3756)
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement a uniform process for reviewing applications for certain anti-terrorism grants to urban areas and state, local, and tribal governments. Specifically, the uniform review must be done for grant applications requesting to purchase first responder equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards.

What's happening now May 15, 2019

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

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · May 9, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 7, 2019
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1594: First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1594/
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"H.R. 1594: First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1594/.
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H.R. 1594, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1594/.
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