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H.R. 4661 (115th): United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

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To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes.

The federal budget process occurs in two stages: appropriations, which set overall spending limits by agency or program, and authorizations, which direct how federal funds should (or should not) be used. Appropriation and authorization provisions are typically made for single fiscal years. A reauthorization bill like this one renews the authorizations of an expiring law.

Sponsor and status

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Barbara Comstock

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 23, 2017
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Dec 15, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 3, 2018

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on January 3, 2018.

Law
Pub.L. 115-98
Cosponsors

8 Cosponsors (7 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

Source
Congress.gov

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 3881: AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced on Sep 28, 2017. 74% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 829: AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Passed Senate (House next) on Aug 2, 2017. 74% incorporated. (compare text)

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History

Aug 2, 2017
 
Source Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 829 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 4661 (115th).
Dec 15, 2017
 
Introduced

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Dec 18, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

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Dec 21, 2017
 
Passed Senate

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Jan 3, 2018
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 4661 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4661. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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