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 · May 13, 2009 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report to the Secretary of Homeland Security and 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, other federal agencies, and states to support homeland security missions, including by providing: (1) aerial reconnaissance or communications capabilities for border security; (2) capabilities for collective response to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other man-made event by assisting in damage assessment and situational awareness, conducting search and rescue operations, assisting in evacuations, or transporting time-sensitive medical or other materials; or (3) assistance in the exercise and training of departmental resources responsible for the intercept of aviation threats to designated restricted areas.
Directs the Comptroller General's report to include assessments of: (1) 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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2009 to Apr 22, 2009; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | Feb 25, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Apr 22, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 22, 2009 |
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, 2009Markup Apr 2, 2009Reported May 4, 2009 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2009Discharged Apr 2, 2009 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2009Discharged Apr 2, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2009 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2009 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 13, 2009 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- May 12, 2009Mr. Walz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 12, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5428-5430)
- May 12, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1178.
- May 12, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5428)
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 E1167 | Phil Gingrey R-GA | May 14, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5428–H5430Text printed H5428 | Charles W. Dent R-PA, Thomas E. Petri R-WI, Timothy J. Walz D-MN | May 12, 2009 |
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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 16, 2009H.R. 1178, 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 House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2009</p>
- Apr 16, 2009H.R. 1178, 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 House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 2, 2009
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 704 | 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. | Related bill | Mar 25, 2009 |
| HR 1627 | Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009 | Text similarities | Mar 24, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government studies and investigations
- Homeland security
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Military civil functions
- Natural disasters
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2009Referred in Senate
- May 12, 2009Engrossed in House
- Feb 25, 2009Introduced 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.
