Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act
Summary
Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a plan to make federal assistance available to certain urban areas that previously received Urban Area Security Initiative funding to preserve homeland security capabilities related to acts of terrorism. In developing the plan, FEMA must survey urban areas that did not receive grant funding related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism in the current fiscal year that (1) are at risk of being reduced or eliminated without such assistance, or (2) received funding in the current fiscal year but not in at least one of the six preceding fiscal years. The plan must (1) establish eligibility criteria for urban areas to receive federal assistance, (2) identify annual funding levels for such assistance in accordance with the survey, and (3) consider a range of approaches to make such assistance available to such urban areas.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Oct 19, 2021
Last action Dec 5, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Dec 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
By Senator Peters from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 117-230.
upper
Sep 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Aug 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1307-1308)
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-240.
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged.
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
lower
Oct 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
lower
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Val Butler Demings
DDemocratic
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
Co
Emanuel Cleaver
DDemocratic
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