To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

Bill: 116-hr-639
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-17
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Employee hiring

Federal officials

First responders and emergency personnel

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-22
text: Became Public Law No: 116-48.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-02
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-08
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.</p>

action_date: 2019-07-31
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.</p>

action_date: 2019-08-22
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include federal employees.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2019 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .

tv_txt: IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 639 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 639 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 8, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 14 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 639 [Report No. 116–29] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2019 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 2, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Connolly and Mr. Luetkemeyer April 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .

April 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen H. R. 639 AN ACT To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees.

1. Federal employees and National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces Section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (p) Federal employees Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that a task force may not include Federal employees. In the case of a Federal employee detailed to a task force, the sponsoring agency shall enter into an agreement with the relevant employing Federal agency. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.