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Titles (5)

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Short Titles as Enacted

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Short Titles as Introduced

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Short Titles - Senate

Short Titles as Passed Senate

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

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.


Actions Overview (6)

Date Actions Overview
01/03/2018Became Public Law No: 115-98. (TXT | PDF)
01/03/2018Signed by President.
01/02/2018Presented to President.
12/21/2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8280)
12/18/2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10155-10156)
12/15/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (13)

Date Chamber All Actions
01/03/2018Became Public Law No: 115-98. (TXT | PDF)
01/03/2018Signed by President.
01/02/2018HousePresented to President.
12/22/2017SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
12/21/2017SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8280)
12/19/2017SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
12/18/2017-5:36pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/18/2017-5:36pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10155-10156)
12/18/2017-5:23pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4661.
12/18/2017-5:23pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10155-10158)
12/18/2017-5:23pmHouseMrs. Comstock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/15/2017HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
12/15/2017HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (8)


Committees (3)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Science, Space, and Technology12/15/2017 Referred to
House Homeland Security02/22/2018 Legislative interest
02/23/2018 Legislative interest
House Transportation and Infrastructure02/23/2018 Legislative interest
05/15/2018 Legislative interest
09/13/2018 Legislative interest

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Latest Summary (4)

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Public Law No: 115-98 (01/03/2018)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)

United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) reauthorize through FY2024 the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants (FPSG) Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) Program, and reauthorizes provisions regarding firefighting technology evaluation and standards development; and (2) authorize the use of AFG Program grants, instead of SAFER Program grants, to provide specialized training to first responders on how to recognize and properly intervene with individuals with mental illness.

The SAFER Program is revised to permit the use of grants to change the status of part-time or paid-on-call firefighters to full-time firefighters.

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) may develop and make widely available an electronic, online training course for members of the fire and emergency response community on matters related to the administration of AFG, FPSG, and SAFER grants. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall ensure that any such training is: (1) tailored to the financial and time constraints of members of the fire and emergency response community; and (2) accessible to all individuals in the career, combination, paid-on-call, and volunteer fire and emergency response community.

The USFA shall develop and implement a grant monitoring and oversight framework to mitigate and minimize risks of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement relating to such grants programs.