RESPONSE Act of 2016
Latest action · Dec 16, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-321.
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 24, 2015
- Passed SenateMay 9, 2016
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2016
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016Public Law 114-321
Summary
RESPONSE Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council.
The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall develop recommendations for improving emergency responder training and resource allocation for hazardous materials (hazmat) incidents involving railroads after evaluating the following topics:
- the quality and application of training for state and local emergency responders related to rail hazmat incidents, including training for emergency responders serving small communities near railroads;
- the availability and effectiveness of federal, state, local, and nongovernmental funding levels related to training emergency responders for rail hazmat incidents, including emergency responders serving small communities near railroads; and
- the strategy for integrating commodity flow studies, mapping, and rail and hazmat databases for state and local emergency responders and increasing the rate of access to the individual responder in existing or emerging communications technology.
The RESPONSE Subcommittee shall terminate within 90 days after the council submits a report approving the RESPONSE Subcommittee recommendations.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 24, 2015 to Jun 9, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 24, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Feb 26, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Jun 9, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 24, 2015Markup Mar 4, 2015Reported Jul 21, 2015 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 10, 2016Markup Sep 14, 2016Reported Nov 14, 2016 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2016Signed by President.
- Dec 16, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-321.
- Dec 14, 2016Presented to President.
- Dec 12, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 10, 2016Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7104)
- Dec 10, 2016Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 546 by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 30, 2016Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
- Nov 29, 2016Mr. Denham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 29, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6319-6321)
- Nov 29, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 546.
- Nov 29, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6319-6320)
- Nov 29, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 14, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 114-808.
- Nov 14, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.
- Sep 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 14, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 10, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 10, 2016Received in the House.
- May 10, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- May 9, 2016Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2649)
- May 9, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 21, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-85.
- Jul 21, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
- Mar 4, 2015Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 24, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Feb 24, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7104 | John Boozman R-AR | Dec 9, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6319–H6321Text printed H6319 | Jeff Denham R-CA, Michael E. Capuano D-MA | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2649Amendments S2631 | Heidi Heitkamp D-ND (amendment), Michael B. Enzi R-WY | May 9, 2016 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 22, 2016S. 546, RESPONSE Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 14, 2016
- Mar 18, 2015S. 546, RESPONSE Act of 2015As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40957 | Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues Archived | Report | Feb 23, 2021 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3889 | In the nature of a substitute. | Heidi Heitkamp D-NDfor Michael B. Enzi | Amendment SA 3889 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1043 | RESPONSE Act of 2015 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2015 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RESPONSE Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- RESPONSE Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- RESPONSE Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Passed House
- RESPONSE Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- RESPONSE Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Enacted
- RESPONSE Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 29, 2016Engrossed Amendment House
- Nov 14, 2016Reported in House
- May 10, 2016Referred in House
- May 9, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 21, 2015Reported to Senate
- Feb 24, 2015Introduced in Senate
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.
