US Congress Senate Bill 829 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: Engrossed on August 4 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Pending: House Science, Space, And Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness. (Sec. 3) The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters. (Sec. 4) The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community. (Sec. 5) The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.

AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2017-08-04	House	Received in the House.
2017-08-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-08-02	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715)
2017-07-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168.
2017-07-11	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-128.
2017-05-17	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-04-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB3881 (Related) 2017-09-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/829/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s829/BILLS-115s829is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s829/BILLS-115s829rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s829/BILLS-115s829es.pdf