Homeland Security for Children Act
Summary
Homeland Security for Children Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning. Specifically, each DHS office and component must take into account the needs of children, including children within underserved communities, in mission planning and execution. DHS must require each office and component to seek advice and feedback from organizations representing the needs of children. The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Sep 2021
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Jul 13, 2021
Signed Jun 6, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Jun 6, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
May 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516)
upper
May 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Apr 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-100.
upper
Nov 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Sep 30, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5539-5540)
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5539-5540)
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Introduced
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged.
lower
Jul 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
lower
Jul 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Jul 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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
Jul 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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