HR 5407 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disaster relief and insurance Emergency planning and evacuation Intergovernmental relations Military procurement, research, weapons development Motor vehicles

Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019

Introduced: December 12, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Dec 12, 2019

Introduced in House

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Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019

This bill allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer certain excess personal property from DOD to other federal or state agencies for purposes of disaster-related emergency preparedness.

What's happening now December 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5407: Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5407/

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"H.R. 5407: Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5407/.

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H.R. 5407, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5407/.

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