AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Latest action · Aug 4, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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 5, 2017
- Passed SenateAug 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 11, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) 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.
(Sec. 3) 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.
(Sec. 4) 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.
(Sec. 5) 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 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2017 to Jun 21, 2017; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 6, 2017 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Apr 7, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | May 11, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | May 23, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 13, 2017 |
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 Apr 5, 2017Markup May 17, 2017Reported Jul 11, 2017 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Aug 4, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2017Received in the House.
- Aug 4, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Aug 3, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 2, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4714-4715; text: CR S4714-4715)
- Jul 11, 2017Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-128.
- Jul 11, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 168.
- May 17, 2017Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4714Text printed S4714 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Aug 2, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 15, 2017S. 829, AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2017
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-21 | U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND FIRE GRANT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION: EXAMINING EFFECTIVENESS AND PRIORITIES128 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jul 12, 2017 |
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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3881 | AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2017 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2017Referred in House
- Aug 2, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 11, 2017Reported to Senate
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced 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.
