AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · Sep 28, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) repeal the expiration dates of, and to reauthorize through FY2023, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness.
The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.
The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community.
The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2017 to Apr 24, 2018; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Sep 28, 2017 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Oct 10, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Nov 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 21, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Nov 29, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Dec 15, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 24, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 156, September 28, 2017, page H7636.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32341 | Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2019 |
| RL33375 | Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response: The SAFER Grant Program Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2019 |
| IN10836 | FEMA’s Firefighter Assistance Grants: Reauthorization or Sunset? Archived | Insight | Dec 5, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 829 | AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Related bill | Aug 4, 2017 |
| HR 4661 | United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2017Introduced in House
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