Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011
Latest action · Dec 8, 2011 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a Metropolitan Medical Response System Program that shall assist state and local governments in preparing for and responding to public health and mass casualty incidents resulting from natural disasters, terrorist acts, and other man-made disasters. (Repeals provisions of the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 regarding a Metropolitan Medical Response Program.)
Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to make grants to state and local governments for such purposes. Authorizes the use of grant funds to support the integration of emergency management, health, and medical systems into a coordinated response to mass casualty incidents caused by any hazard.
Sets forth eligibility requirements. Directs the Administrator to ensure that each jurisdiction that receives a grant, as a condition of receiving such grant, is actively coordinating its preparedness efforts with surrounding jurisdictions, with the official with primary responsibility for homeland security (other than the governor) of the government of the state in which the jurisdiction is located, and with emergency response providers from all relevant disciplines, to effectively enhance regional preparedness.
Requires the Administrator: (1) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, Office of Health Affairs, and a National Metropolitan Medical Response System Working Group, to issue performance measures that enable objective evaluation of the performance and effective use of funds provided in any jurisdiction; and (2) together with the Assistant Secretary and the Working Group, to conduct a review of the Program.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 8, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 8, 2011 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 7, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 11, 2011 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 7, 2011 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2011Markup Dec 8, 2011Reported Dec 8, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 8, 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
- Apr 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 7, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6440 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS | Nov 27, 2012 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2534.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-934 | PHARMACY COMPOUNDING: IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2012 MENINGITIS OUTBREAK125 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-9 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 811, H.R. 1407, H.R. 1441, H.R. 1484, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1647, AND H. CON. RES. 1264 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 3, 2011 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2356 | WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012 | Related bill | Nov 30, 2012 |
| HR 3116 | Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2012 |
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 ensure continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health programs administration and funding
- Homeland security
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Natural disasters
- Performance measurement
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2011Introduced 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.
