Securing the Cities Improvement Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2025 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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 10, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing the Cities Improvement Act
This bill makes changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office's (CWMD's) Securing the Cities program, which seeks to detect nuclear or radiological materials to prevent terrorist attacks and other events posing a risk to cities in the United States.
Specifically, the bill requires the CWMD to establish performance metrics and milestones for the program and to track performance against them.
Also, under current law, in carrying out the Securing the Cities program, the CWMD may only partner with cities that are high-risk urban areas, which are designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under a different program. Instead, the bill requires the CWMD to designate the jurisdictions it may partner with for the program, and the designations must be based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to, vulnerability of, and consequences for, such jurisdiction regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or radiological materials.
Additionally, within two years of enactment of the bill, the CWMD must submit a report to Congress regarding participation in the Securing the Cities program, the establishment of metrics and milestones, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the program.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 14, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Feb 14, 2025 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Feb 14, 2025 |
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 Feb 14, 2025 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Feb 14, 2025 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2025 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 10, 2025Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 10, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1056-1057)
- Mar 10, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1374.
- Mar 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1056)
- Mar 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 14, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Feb 14, 2025Referred 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 H1056, H1057Text printed H1056 | J. Luis Correa D-CA, Mark E. Green R-TN, Troy A. Carter D-LA | Mar 10, 2025 |
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. 171, no. 31, February 14, 2025, page H715.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2025Referred in Senate
- Mar 10, 2025Engrossed in House
- Feb 14, 2025Introduced 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.
