HR 3254 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Introduced May 11, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 23, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-165.

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 11, 2023
  2. Passed HouseJul 27, 2023
  3. Passed SenateDec 10, 2024
  4. To the PresidentDec 17, 2024
  5. Became lawDec 23, 2024

Summary

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

This act directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement a uniform process for reviewing applications for certain anti-terrorism grants to urban areas and state, local, and tribal governments.

Specifically, the uniform review must be done for grant applications requesting to purchase first responder equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALDale W. StrongOriginalMay 11, 2023

Actions 24

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-165.
  2. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  3. Dec 17, 2024Presented to President.
  4. Dec 11, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 10, 2024Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6934)
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Subjects

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

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 13, 2024Reported to Senate
  3. Sep 5, 2023Referred in Senate
  4. Jul 27, 2023Engrossed in House
  5. Jul 19, 2023Reported in House
  6. May 11, 2023Introduced in House

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