HR 2550 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019

Latest action · May 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 7, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2019 or the Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funds for certain anti-blood loss purposes.

Specifically, a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may be used

  • to purchase or distribute anti-blood loss supplies (tourniquets, gauze, dressings, or other appropriate materials) for use in medical emergencies in places where people gather;
  • to provide training on the proper use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance public safety; or
  • to make grants to an eligible entity for such purposes.

DHS shall (1) allocate such funds by a formula developed by DHS that takes into consideration the relative populations of each geographic area for which a grant is made; and (2) conduct outreach to inform state, local, and tribal governments and high-risk urban areas that apply for grants under that initiative or program of the availability of funds under this bill.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2019 to Dec 11, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalMay 7, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 7, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 14, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 14, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMay 24, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMay 24, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 24, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnMay 24, 2019
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettMay 24, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMay 24, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiJun 6, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushJun 26, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinJun 26, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJun 26, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeJul 10, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJul 24, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJul 24, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonAug 16, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickAug 16, 2019
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonAug 27, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 16, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOct 16, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOct 21, 2019
R-TXDan CrenshawOct 22, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOct 22, 2019
D-GADavid ScottNov 12, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaNov 12, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonDec 11, 2019

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred May 7, 2019
Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
Referred May 28, 2019

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
  2. May 24, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E675)
  3. May 7, 2019Introduced in House
  4. May 7, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E546)
  5. May 7, 2019Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E675Alcee L. Hastings D-FLMay 24, 2019
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E546Alcee L. Hastings D-FLMay 7, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 75, May 7, 2019, page H3475.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-48MEMBER DAY HEARING6 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeOct 31, 2019

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2322Accelerated Payments for Small Businesses Act of 2019Related billApr 15, 2019
S 3346Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2020Related billFeb 27, 2020

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 authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Prevent BLEEDing Act of 2019
Prevent Blood Loss with Emergency Equipment Devices Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 7, 2019Introduced in House

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