Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory as a science and technology laboratory responsible for testing and evaluating emerging technologies and conducting research and development to assist emergency response providers in preparing for, and protecting against, threats of terrorism.
The laboratory shall (1) conduct tests, evaluations, and assessments of current and emerging technologies for emergency response providers, including cybersecurity of such technologies that can connect to the internet; and (2) act as a technical advisor to emergency response providers.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Mar 11, 2021 |
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 Mar 11, 2021Markup Mar 18, 2021 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2021Discharged Mar 18, 2021 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2021 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jul 20, 2021Ms. Clarke (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 20, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3705-3706; text: CR H3705)
- Jul 20, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1850.
- Jul 20, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 20, 2021Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 535, proceedings on H.R. 1850 are considered vacated.
- Jul 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H3715-3730; text: CR H3718)
- Mar 18, 2021Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Discharged.
- Mar 18, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 18, 2021Ordered to be Reported.
- Mar 12, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2021Referred 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 H3705, H3706, H3715Text printed H3705, H3718 | John Katko R-NY, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Jul 20, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 1, 2021H.R. 1850, Supporting Research and Development for First Responders ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 18, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 46, March 11, 2021, page H1358.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Homeland security
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Technology assessment
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2021Referred in Senate
- Jul 20, 2021Engrossed in House
- Mar 11, 2021Introduced 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.
