Congress 117 - HR 4426 - Homeland Security for Children Act

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child health Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Disaster relief and insurance Emergency Management Executive agency funding and structure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Natural disasters Terrorism

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Homeland Security for Children Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning.

Specifically, each DHS office and component must take into account the needs of children, including children within underserved communities, in mission planning and execution. DHS must require each office and component to seek advice and feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.

The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.

Actions

Jun 6, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-130.
Jun 6, 2022

Signed by President.
May 26, 2022

Presented to President.
May 17, 2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 16, 2022

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2516)
May 16, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 27, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351.
Apr 27, 2022

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-100.
Nov 3, 2021

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 30, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 29, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2021

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5539-5540)
Sep 29, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5539-5540)
Sep 29, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4426.
Sep 29, 2021

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5539-5541)
Sep 29, 2021

Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 28, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 2021

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged.
Jul 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
Jul 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 13, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 13, 2021

Introduced in House

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