National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 14, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System; (2) provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources; (3) designate task forces to participate in the System and determine criteria for participation; and (4) enter into an agreement with the required sponsoring agency of each task force regarding participation.
Sets forth provisions regarding the composition of task forces and reimbursement.
Authorizes the Administrator to appoint a System member for a period of federal service to participate in sponsored or sanctioned exercises, pre-incident staging, major disaster and emergency response activities, and training events. Entitles a member who suffers personal injury, illness, disability, or death while acting in the scope of such appointment to be treated as an employee who sustained the injury in the performance of duty.
Sets forth provisions regarding election of benefits, liability, employment and re-employment rights, and licenses and permits.
Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and maintain an advisory committee; and (2) enter into an annual preparedness cooperative agreement with each agency; and (3) enter into response cooperative agreements under which the Administrator agrees to reimburse agencies for emegency response costs.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2007 to Jul 10, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Nov 13, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 10, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4183 | National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Disability retirement
- Disaster relief
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Employee rights
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fire fighters
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Law enforcement officers
- Licenses
- Nonprofit organizations
- Paramedical personnel
- Police
- Public-private partnerships
- Rescue work
- Social Welfare
- Wages
- Workers' compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2007Introduced in House
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