Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 10, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6561-6562)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 10, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine the average annual price per gallon for gasoline and diesel fuel for each of the five Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts for 2007. Requires: (1) the average annual price per gallon to be based solely on data reported by the Energy Information Administration; and (2) that price to serve as the baseline fuel cost for each District.
Requires the Secretary to reimburse a qualified volunteer fire department for 75% of the difference between: (1) the actual expenditures of the department for gasoline and diesel fuel for a year; and (2) the amount that such expenditures would have been using the baseline fuel costs.
Directs each qualified volunteer fire department seeking reimbursement to submit to the Secretary at the end of each year: (1) all of its receipts and bills of sales documenting the amounts of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased during that year; and (2) a sum total of the aggregate number of gallons and the costs of gasoline and diesel fuel purchased.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2008 to Sep 16, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Sep 16, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 10, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6561-6562)
- Jul 10, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6561)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6461 | Supporting America's Volunteer Emergency Services Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jul 11, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
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- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
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