A bill to reauthorize 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 bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
16 Cosponsors (15 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sen. Coons applauds FEMA grant supporting resources for Delaware firefighters”
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Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 18, 2018
“Support firefighter programs”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Dec 4, 2017
“Rep. Pascrell Supports Fire Service Program Reauthorization”
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Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ9]
on Dec 19, 2017
History
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Apr 5, 2017
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Introduced
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May 17, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 11, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Aug 2, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 18, 2017
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4661 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 829 (115th). |
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Dec 21, 2017
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate
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Jan 3, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4661 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 829 (115th). |
S. 829 (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 S. 829. 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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