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HR 3254 118th 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: May 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2024
Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-165.
Dec 17, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 10, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6934)
Nov 13, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Nov 13, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-243.
Jul 31, 2024
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 5, 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 27, 2023
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3938)
Jul 27, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 27, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3938)
Jul 27, 2023
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)
Jul 25, 2023
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guest objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Jul 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3254.
Jul 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3938-3939)
Jul 25, 2023
Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 19, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
Jul 19, 2023
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-152.
May 17, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 17, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

This act 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 December 23, 2024

Became Public Law No: 118-165.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Strong, Dale W.
Alabama · May 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3254: First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3254/
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"H.R. 3254: First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3254/.
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H.R. 3254, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3254/.
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