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H.R. 58 · 115th Congress

FRIENDS Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

SJD Jackson LeeSponsor
2 cosponsors · 2 D
BLD Lee DPD Payne

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 3, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 31, 2017

First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jan 31, 2017

First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on:

  • the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack,
  • the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and
  • the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response.

The GAO may provide information: (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative.

DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations

Latest action (Feb 1, 2017): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 3, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 3, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 31, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.