HR 3728 United States House · 117th Congress

To provide grants for fire station construction through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a grant program to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and emergency medical services (EMS) department facilities. Grant recipients may use funds received to build, rebuild, or renovate fire and EMS department facilities; upgrade existing facilities to install exhaust emission control systems, install backup power systems, upgrade or replace environmental control systems (such as HVAC systems), remove or remediate mold, and construct or modify living quarters for use by male and female personnel; and upgrade fire and EMS stations or build new stations. The bill sets forth provisions regarding (1) grant fund allocations between career and volunteer fire and EMS departments, and (2) prevailing rate of wage and a requirement for using materials produced domestically for public contracts.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2021

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Introduced Jun 4, 2021 Last action Jun 7, 2021

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Committee

Jun 7, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Jun 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

lower

Jun 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

lower

Jun 4, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 38 co-sponsors