First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Bill: 118-hr-3254
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

 
This bill 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.

action_date: 2023-07-19
text: 

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

 
This bill 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.

action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

 
This bill 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.

action_date: 2024-12-23
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-165.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-165.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6934)
action_date: 2024-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-243.
action_date: 2024-11-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-243.
action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2023-09-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3938)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 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)
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: 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.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3254.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3938-3939)
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-152.
action_date: 2023-07-19
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-152.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 118-165