Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a national program for the training, certification, registration, tracking, and integration of skilled construction workers to assist first responders in responding to disasters, including natural and manmade disasters and terrorist attacks.
Requires the Director to coordinate and consult with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), other relevant agencies, and private organizations, including construction industry contractors, joint labor-management training funds, and building trade unions, that are experienced in providing rescue and recovery assistance to first responders and in the cleanup, demolition, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of disaster sites after recovery operations.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 23, 2009 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2009 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jan 23, 2009 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Exchange of letters Sep 22, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jan 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jan 22, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Jan 22, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a comprehensive national system for skilled construction workers to assist first responders in disasters.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Skilled Trades Second Responders Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House
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