Securing the Cities Act of 2017
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 24, 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.)
Securing the Cities Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas.
Under such program, the DNDO shall:
- assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in designing and implementing, or enhancing existing, architectures for coordinated and integrated detection and interdiction of nuclear or other radiological materials that are out of regulatory control;
- support the development of a region-wide operating capability to detect and report on nuclear and other radioactive materials out of regulatory control;
- provide resources to enhance detection, analysis, communication, and coordination to better integrate state, local, tribal, and territorial assets into federal operations;
- facilitate alarm adjudication and provide subject matter expertise and technical assistance on concepts of operations, training, exercises, and alarm response protocols;
- communicate with, and promote sharing of information about the presence or detection of nuclear or other radiological materials among, appropriate federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in a manner that ensures transparency;
- provide augmenting resources to enable state, local, tribal, and territorial governments to sustain and refresh their capabilities developed under the program; and
- designate participating jurisdictions from among high-risk urban areas and other cities and regions, as appropriate, and notify Congress at least three days before designating or changing such jurisdictions.
The Comptroller General is required to submit an assessment evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
(Sec. 3) The DNDO shall report to Congress on the feasibility of developing model exercises to test the preparedness of jurisdictions participating in the program in meeting the challenges that may be posed by a range of nuclear and radiological threats.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 24, 2017 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 24, 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 24, 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 H796-797)
- Jan 31, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 655.
- Jan 31, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H796)
- Jan 31, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 24, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H8431 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, Ken Buck R-CO | Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H796, H797Text printed H796 | Cedric L. Richmond D-LA, Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY | 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. 13, January 24, 2017, page H688.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6198 | Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018 | Related bill | Sep 17, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing the Cities Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Securing the Cities Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Homeland security
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Nuclear weapons
- Radiation
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 31, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 24, 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.
