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Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

USA117th CongressS-3845| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2022
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to conduct on-site investigations of major fires and other fires under other specified circumstances. In the case of a major fire, the USFA may send incident investigators (e.g., safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes and standards experts, researchers, and fire training specialists) to the site. Any such investigation shall (1) be conducted in coordination with appropriate federal, state, and local authorities; and (2) examine the determined cause and origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters. Upon concluding any such investigation, the USFA must issue a public report to local, state, and federal authorities on the findings of such investigation or collaborate with another investigating federal agency on that agency's report. Additionally, the USFA may send fire investigators to conduct investigations at the site of any fire with unusual or remarkable context that results in losses less severe than those occurring as a result of a major fire.
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Timeline
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 20, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-7077
Signed by President.
  • March 15, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • December 20, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-7077
    Signed by President.

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7077: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act
  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
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Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

USA117th CongressS-3845| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2022
Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) to conduct on-site investigations of major fires and other fires under other specified circumstances. In the case of a major fire, the USFA may send incident investigators (e.g., safety specialists, fire protection engineers, codes and standards experts, researchers, and fire training specialists) to the site. Any such investigation shall (1) be conducted in coordination with appropriate federal, state, and local authorities; and (2) examine the determined cause and origin of the fire and assess broader systematic matters. Upon concluding any such investigation, the USFA must issue a public report to local, state, and federal authorities on the findings of such investigation or collaborate with another investigating federal agency on that agency's report. Additionally, the USFA may send fire investigators to conduct investigations at the site of any fire with unusual or remarkable context that results in losses less severe than those occurring as a result of a major fire.
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Timeline
Mar 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 20, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-7077
Signed by President.
  • March 15, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • December 20, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-7077
    Signed by President.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (2)
Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7077: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act
  • HR 117-5118: Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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