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H.R. 1374 119th Congress House

Securing the Cities Improvement Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 14, 2025 Introduced by: Troy A. Carter Democratic · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityHomeland securityNuclear weapons
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 10, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1056)
Mar 10, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 10, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1056)
Mar 10, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1374.
Mar 10, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1056-1057)
Mar 10, 2025
Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing the Cities Improvement Act

This bill makes changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office's (CWMD's) Securing the Cities program, which seeks to detect nuclear or radiological materials to prevent terrorist attacks and other events posing a risk to cities in the United States.

Specifically, the bill requires the CWMD to establish performance metrics and milestones for the program and to track performance against them.

Also, under current law, in carrying out the Securing the Cities program, the CWMD may only partner with cities that are high-risk urban areas, which are designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a different program. Instead, the bill requires the CWMD to designate the jurisdictions it may partner with for the program, and the designations must be based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to, vulnerability of, and consequences for, such jurisdiction regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or radiological materials.

Additionally, within two years of enactment of the bill, the CWMD must submit a report to Congress regarding participation in the Securing the Cities program, the establishment of metrics and milestones, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the program.

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 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 2
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Feb 14, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 14, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1374: Securing the Cities Improvement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1374/
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"H.R. 1374: Securing the Cities Improvement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1374/.
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H.R. 1374, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1374/.
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