Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Feb 25, 2004 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 20, 2004 |
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 Feb 25, 2004 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2004 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2004 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2004 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2004 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 11, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- Feb 27, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House
- 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.
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. 108-29 | IMPROVED MONITORING OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN115 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Nov 19, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to address homeland security preparedness shortcomings of units of municipal and county government.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Domestic Preparedness Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Chemical warfare
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- EBB Terrorism
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Employee training
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Fire prevention
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Intergovernmental relations
- Labor and Employment
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical supplies
- Nuclear terrorism
- Paramedical personnel
- Police
- Police training
- Risk
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2004Introduced in House
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