HR 3839 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004

Introduced Feb 25, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn McCarthy D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 2, 2004 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of units of municipal and county government.

Specifies that each grant shall be made for one of the following categories: (1) equipment and training; and (2) improving interoperability between members of a consortium of municipal and county governments.

Sets limitations on the Federal share of the costs of activities carried out with such grants.

Mandates that an applicant be a unit of municipal or county government or a consortium of such units in order to be eligible for a grant under this Act.

Provides that grant amounts: (1) shall be used only for the category of use for which the grant is made; (2) may be used only for new domestic preparedness initiatives; (3) shall not be used to sustain or supplement an existing program; and (4) may be distributed to fire departments, police departments, emergency services, and public health agencies of the grantee.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2004 to Apr 20, 2004, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalFeb 25, 2004
D-HIEd CaseMar 3, 2004
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMar 9, 2004
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMar 17, 2004
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Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Mar 11, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  3. Feb 27, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  4. Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House
  5. Feb 25, 2004Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House

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