Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Act of 2003
Latest action · Jun 4, 2003 Committee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the U.S. Fire Administrator to make direct four-year grants to State career, volunteer, and combination fire departments for staff increases in order to provide protection from terrorism and hazards. Specifies Federal grant contribution levels. Requires grantees to retain hired career firefighters for at least one year after grant termination. Terminates program authority ten years after enactment of this Act.
Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) give preferential hiring to career firefighters where non-federal contributions exceed the minimums provided for by this Act; and (2) provide technical assistance to States, local governments, Indian tribes, and other public entities.
Requires project evaluations.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2003 to Oct 8, 2004; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2003 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Mar 6, 2003 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Mar 6, 2003 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Mar 20, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Mar 27, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Apr 10, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 30, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 13, 2003 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 13, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | May 20, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | May 20, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | May 21, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Jun 2, 2003 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 10, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Sep 5, 2003 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Feb 3, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Mar 16, 2004 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Sep 17, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Oct 8, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2003Hearings Jun 4, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2003Committee Hearings Held.
- Mar 6, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Science.
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 4
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. 108-22 | H.R. 2692, UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 200385 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Serial No. 108-22 | H.R. 992, H.R. 993 AND H.R. 99493 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Serial No. 108-15 | H.R. 1118, STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) ACT OF 200390 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jun 4, 2003 |
| S. Hrg. 108-898 | NEEDS OF THE FIRE SERVICE67 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 30, 2003 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33375 | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1588 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Text similarities | Nov 24, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the SAFER Firefighter Grant Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Auditing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Federal aid to Indians
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Fire prevention
- Grants-in-aid
- Labor and Employment
- Minorities
- Minority employment
- Recruiting of employees
- Social Welfare
- Terrorism
- Volunteer workers
- Women
- Women's employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2003Introduced in House
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