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FRIENDS Act

USA118th CongressHR-275| House 
| Updated: 2/8/2023
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack, the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response. The GAO may provide information (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative. DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-42
FRIENDS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-141
FRIENDS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-58
FRIENDS Act
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-42
    FRIENDS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-141
    FRIENDS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-58
    FRIENDS Act


  • January 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 11, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

Emergency Management

FRIENDS Act

USA118th CongressHR-275| House 
| Updated: 2/8/2023
First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack, the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response. The GAO may provide information (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative. DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-42
FRIENDS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-141
FRIENDS Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-58
FRIENDS Act
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-42
    FRIENDS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-141
    FRIENDS Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-58
    FRIENDS Act


  • January 11, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 11, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • February 8, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
Sheila Jackson Lee

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democratic Representative

Texas

Homeland Security Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Emergency Management

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted