To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 19, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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, 2007
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to specified congressional committees on the functions and capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol to support the homeland security missions of state, local, and tribal governments and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Requires the Comptroller General to review the process by which the Civil Air Patrol may provide assistance to the Secretary of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and states to support homeland security missions, including by providing aerial reconnaissance or communications capabilities for border security or by providing capabilities for collective response to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other man-made event.
Directs the Comptroller General's report to include assessments of: (1) of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using Civil Air Patrol assets; and (2) whether current mechanisms for requesting support from the Civil Air Patrol are sufficient.
Requires the Secretary to analyze the study and report to the committees any recommendations for action that could affect DHS's organization and administration.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2007 to Feb 7, 2008; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Mar 9, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 14, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Mar 27, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 25, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Sep 18, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Feb 7, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2007Markup May 20, 2008Reported Jun 5, 2008 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2007Markup Apr 30, 2008Reported Apr 30, 2008 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2007Markup May 15, 2008Reported Jun 12, 2008 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2007Discharged May 15, 2008 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2007Discharged May 15, 2008 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2008 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 18, 2008Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 18, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5510-5513)
- Jun 18, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1333.
- Jun 18, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5510-5511)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1299 | Candice S. Miller R-MI | Jun 20, 2008 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1265, H5510–H5513Text printed H5510 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Charles W. Dent R-PA, Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 18, 2008 |
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.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Jun 3, 2008H.R. 1333, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2008</p>
- Jun 3, 2008H.R. 1333, A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2008
- Jun 2, 2008H.R. 1333, A bill to direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008</p>
- Jun 2, 2008H.R. 1333, A bill to direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15, 2008
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. 110-28 | EXAMINING THE MILITARY'S SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES DURING DISASTERS49 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Apr 25, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Access to health care
- Air force
- Aircraft pilots
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Border patrols
- Boundaries
- Civil-military relations
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disasters
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Evacuation of civilians
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Military civic action
- Military communications
- Military surveillance
- Patrol aircraft
- Planning
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Rescue work
- Smuggling
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Volunteer forces
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jun 18, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 12, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
