Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 24, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
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 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Defense to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland security missions. Authorizes the Secretary to consider the use of such personnel and resources to provide: (1) aerial reconnaissance or communications capabilities to the Border Patrol to protect against illegal entry and trafficking; and (2) capabilities to respond to an act of terrorism, natural disaster, or other man-made event by assisting in damage assessment and situational awareness, search and rescue operations, evacuations, and transporting time-sensitive materials.
Directs the Secretary to consider the Civil Air Patrol as an available resource for purposes of national preparedness and response planning activities.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 19, 2009 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2009 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 19, 2009 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2009 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
- Mar 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Mar 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to House Homeland Security
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1178 | 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. | Text similarities | May 13, 2009 |
Titles 2
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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Homeland security
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Military civil functions
- Natural disasters
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
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