Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023
Latest action · Feb 2, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023
This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program administered by the Department of Justice.
Specifically, the bill allows grants to be used for purchasing containment devices for first responders and training first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 2, 2023 to Dec 27, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Feb 2, 2023 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 14, 2023 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Feb 21, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | May 2, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 15, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 15, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | May 16, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | May 22, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Jun 1, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Jun 23, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 30, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Dec 27, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 2, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 22, February 2, 2023, page H682.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 261 | Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Feb 2, 2023 |
| HR 4565 | Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2023Introduced 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.
