Fire Department Repayment Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3396
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2023-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 

Fire Department Repayment Act of 202

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This bill requires standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.
 
The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, and Defense shall 
 
 
establish standard operating procedures relating to fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Reciprocal Fire Protection Act; and
 
with respect to each agreement in operation on one year after enactment of this bill, review each agreement and modify it as necessary to comply with the standard operating procedures. 
 
 
The standard operating procedures shall include a requirement that each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement.
 
The standard operating procedures shall also include 
 
 
a requirement that the departments, to the maximum extent practicable, complete reviews, including second-level reviews of a fire suppression cost share agreement, as soon as practicable after a wildfire related to the area covered by such cost share agreement is contained; and 
 
 a requirement that in completing such reviews, the department concerned consults with state and local fire suppression organizations.
 

action_date: 2024-11-18
text: 

Fire Department Repayment Act of 202

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This bill requires standard operating procedures for reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements.

The Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, and Defense must establish standard operating procedures relating to payment timelines for fire suppression cost share agreements established under the Reciprocal Fire Protection Act. The departments must also review each agreement that is in operation within a year of this bill's enactment and modify an agreement as necessary to comply with the standard operating procedures.

The standard operating procedures must require that (1) each fire suppression cost share agreement be aligned with each of the cooperative fire protection agreements applicable to the entity subject to such fire suppression cost share agreement, and (2) the federal paying entity reimburse a local fire department if the fire department submits an invoice in accordance with cost settlement procedures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7288-7289)
action_date: 2024-12-17
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 H7288-7289)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3396.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7288-7290)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-750, Part I.
action_date: 2024-11-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-750, Part I.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-12-06
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
action_date: 2023-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
action_date: 2023-05-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Introduced in House