HR 3728
117th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Housing industry and standards
Wages and earnings
To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 4, 2021
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Became law
Jun 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jun 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jun 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and emergency medical services (EMS) department facilities.
Grant recipients may use funds received to
- build, rebuild, or renovate fire and EMS department facilities;
- upgrade existing facilities to install exhaust emission control systems, install backup power systems, upgrade or replace environmental control systems (such as HVAC systems), remove or remediate mold, and construct or modify living quarters for use by male and female personnel; and
- upgrade fire and EMS stations or build new stations.
The bill sets forth provisions regarding (1) grant fund allocations between career and volunteer fire and EMS departments, and (2) prevailing rate of wage and a requirement for using materials produced domestically for public contracts.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.