Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

Bill: 115-hr-2169
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2017-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Government information and archives
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: 

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and information systems that are appropriate for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such systems.
 
 A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.

action_date: 2017-05-16
text: 

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and datasets that are appropriate to address any such gaps, for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets.
 
 A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.

action_date: 2017-05-17
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 16, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and datasets that are appropriate to address any such gaps, for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets.
 
 A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4269)
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4269)
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2169.
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4269-4271)
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-05-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
action_date: 2017-05-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-120.
action_date: 2017-05-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-120.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Introduced in House