US Congress Senate Bill 1437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act This bill authorizes the National Guard to provide assistance to support civilian authority firefighting operations or activities, including aerial firefighting employment of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System. Such authority is based on a recognition of the basic premises of the National Incident Management System and the National Response Framework that: (1) incidents are typically managed at the local level first; and (2) local jurisdictions retain command, control, and authority over response activities for their jurisdictional areas.

Modular Airborne Firefighting System Flexibility Act

Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1735 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Vetoed by President.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1437/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1437/BILLS-114s1437is.pdf