Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
Latest action · Feb 1, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 31, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to permit the use of public transportation security assistance grant funds for backfill associated with security training.
(Sec. 3) Funds provided pursuant to such a grant for a specified authorized use shall, with two exceptions, remain available for use by a grant recipient for at least 36 months.
Any such funds used for security improvements for public transportation systems or security improvements for stations and other public transportation infrastructure, including those owned by state or local governments, shall remain available for at least 55 months.
(Sec. 4) The Government Accountability Office shall review the public transportation security assistance grant program.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 13, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
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 Jan 13, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 31, 2017Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 31, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H791-792)
- Jan 31, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 549.
- Jan 31, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H791)
- Jan 31, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 H791, H792Text printed H791 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ | Jan 31, 2017 |
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. 9, January 13, 2017, page H547.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods of performance for such grants, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Transit Security Grant Program Flexibility Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 31, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced 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.
