HR 3161 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Municipal Preparation and Strategic Response Act

Introduced Oct 23, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John B. Larson D-CT

Latest action · Nov 27, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

Progress

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IntroducedOct 23, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Municipal Preparation and Strategic Response Act - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to local governments and emergency response units for use for: (1) developing strategic response plans that provide for a unified, coordinated response to a terrorist attack or other catastrophe; (2) preparing and issuing reports to local governments, State legislatures, and Congress; and (3) conducting public forums or other appropriate activities to educate the public about potential threats and steps they can take to prepare for them, the contents of such plans, how to communicate with authorities in an emergency; and emergency shelters.

Requires the Director to designate for each State a FEMA representative to: (1) assist local governments with the development of strategic response plans; (2) act as a liaison between such governments and the Federal Government; and (3) coordinate the sharing of information about Government initiatives and protocol.

Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the Director to make grants to fire departments, and amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, local governments, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof, to fund counterterrorism training and provide related equipment. Exempts such grants from matching requirements.

Cosponsors 93

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2001 to Dec 20, 2001; 70 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-NY	Anthony D. Weiner	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-IN	Baron P. Hill	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-MI	Bart Stupak	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-MA	Bill Delahunt	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-NY	Carolyn McCarthy	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-PA	Chaka Fattah	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Oct 23, 2001
D-LA	Christopher John	Original	Oct 23, 2001

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Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Referred Oct 23, 2001
	Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee	Referred Oct 24, 2001
House	Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Referred Oct 23, 2001
	Research Subcommittee	Referred Oct 29, 2001
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Oct 23, 2001
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Nov 27, 2001

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 27, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 29, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Oct 24, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Oct 23, 2001Introduced in House
Oct 23, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7210-7216)
Oct 23, 2001Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, and the Judiciary, 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H7210–H7216	George Miller D-CA, John B. Larson D-CT, Nick Lampson D-TX, Rush Holt D-NJ	Oct 23, 2001

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 107-336	LOCAL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES43 pages	Appropriations Committee	Oct 25, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide grants to local governments and emergency response units to develop plans for a clearly defined and coordinated response to emergencies, and to provide grants to police and fire departments for counterterrorism training.
Short Titles as Introduced: Municipal Preparation and Strategic Response Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 23, 2001Introduced in House

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