Homeland Security Block Grant Act of 2003
Latest action · May 5, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires grantees to: (1) prepare a statement of homeland security objectives and projected fund use; (2) provide the Secretary with specified certifications regarding a homeland security plan, activities, and identified needs; and (3) submit to the Secretary a performance and evaluation report concerning the use of funds and the relationship of such use to objectives.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) encourage and assist national associations of eligible grantees, States, and local governments in non-qualifying areas to develop and recommend uniform record-keeping, performance reporting, evaluation reporting, and auditing requirements; (2) establish uniform reporting requirements; and (3) conduct reviews and audits of grantee performance and transactions at least annually.
Includes as activities eligible for assistance: (1) funding additional law enforcement, fire, and emergency resources and purchasing equipment; (2) improving cyber and infrastructure security; (3) assisting Local Emergency Planning Committees in improving disaster response systems; (4) assisting communities in coordinating responses to terrorist attacks; (5) establishing timely notification systems between communities; (6) improving public communication systems; and (7) devising, evaluating progress on, and implementing a homeland security plan. Provides that grants may be used to cover costs incurred for eligible activities on or after September 11, 2001.
Sets forth provisions regarding allocation and distribution of funds and matching requirements. Earmarks specified sums for Indian tribes, metropolitan cities and urban counties, States, regional cooperation, and local communities. Mandates nondiscrimination in programs and activities. Sets forth remedies for noncompliance with Act requirements.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2003 to Jun 4, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Feb 27, 2003 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 11, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 18, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 20, 2003 |
Committees 4
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 Feb 27, 2003 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2003 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2003 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2003 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2003 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2003 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2003 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 10, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Mar 4, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-5 | HEARING ON PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSE REFORM: LESSONS FROM THE PAST54 pages | Homeland Security Committee | May 19, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 87 | Homeland Security Block Grant Act of 2003 | Related bill | Jan 7, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for homeland security block grants.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Security Block Grant Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Auditing
- Block grants
- Boundaries
- Bridges
- Chemical industries
- Commerce
- Computer crimes
- Computer security measures
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Convention facilities
- County politics and government
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Depressed areas
- Disaster relief
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric power production
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Energy
- Energy storage
- Environmental Protection
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal office buildings
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fire fighters
- Fire prevention
- Gas pipelines
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Harbors
- Health
- Hours of labor
- Industrial buildings
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- International Affairs
- Interstate compacts
- Labor and Employment
- Law enforcement officers
- Marine terminals
- Medical personnel
- Metropolitan areas
- Minorities
- Nuclear power plants
- Nuclear security measures
- Nuclear terrorism
- Occupational health and safety
- Paramedical personnel
- Petroleum pipelines
- Petroleum storage
- Planning
- Police
- Regional planning
- Rescue work
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- State-local relations
- Terminals (Transportation)
- Terrorism
- Tourism
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Transportation safety
- Tunnels
- Urban affairs
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Water treatment plants
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
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