Fire Grants and Safety Act

Bill: 117-hr-9245
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2022-10-28
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Fires

First responders and emergency personnel

Forests, forestry, trees

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fire Grants and Safety Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2022 Mr. Golden (for himself, Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act . 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (L), by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). . 3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(r) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 . 4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(k) ) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .