National Homeland Security Academy Act of 2005
Latest action · Dec 21, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 12/22/2005 S14319-14321)
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.
- IntroducedDec 21, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Homeland Security Academy Act of 2005 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Homeland Security Academy consisting of: (1) a National Homeland Security Education and Strategy Center to provide fundamental instruction and develop a homeland security curriculum; (2) a communications network capable of delivering distance learning opportunities; (3) the programs of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness' Center for Homeland Defense and Security; and (4) a National Homeland Security Education Network composed of representatives from all of the academies and training centers within DHS jurisdiction..
Directs the Secretary to appoint a State and Local Education and Training Coordinator in the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness to serve as the primary point of contact between federal, state, and local training facilities, the Academy, and the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 21, 2005 to Jan 25, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Dec 21, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Jan 25, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 21, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Dec 21, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 12/22/2005 S14319)
- Dec 21, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR 12/22/2005 S14319-14321)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S14319Text printed S14319–S14321 | Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT (text) | Dec 21, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a National Homeland Security Academy within the Department of Homeland Security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Homeland Security Academy Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Curricula
- Department of Homeland Security
- Distance education
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Local officials
- Police training
- Professional education
- Rescue work
- State officials
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
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