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HOUSE 1486115th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017

Last Action
1/10/2018

Actions

  • 2018-01-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2018-01-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2018-01-09On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H38)
  • 2018-01-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H38)
  • 2018-01-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1486.
  • 2018-01-09Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H38-40)
  • 2018-01-09Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2018-01-09Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.
  • 2018-01-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-495.
  • 2018-01-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-495.
  • 2017-12-13Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • 2017-12-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  • 2017-12-13Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Discharged.
  • 2017-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
  • 2017-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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CRS Summary

As of 2018-01-09 (36)

Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Non-Profit Security Grant Program in the Department of Homeland Security, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack, through the state in which such organizations are located, for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.

Recipients may use grants for:

  • target hardening activities, including physical security enhancement equipment and inspection and screening systems;
  • fees for security training relating to physical security and cyber security, target hardening, terrorism awareness, and employee awareness; and
  • any other appropriate activity, including cyber security resilience activities.

FEMA shall: (1) make funds provided available for use by a recipient of a grant for a period of not less than 36 months, and (2) report to Congress annually for each of FY2018-FY2022 on the expenditure by each recipient of grant funds made under the Act. Appropriations are authorized for those years to carry out the program, with a specified amount designated for: (1) recipients located in jurisdictions that receive funding under the Urban Area Security Initiative, and (2) recipients located in other jurisdictions.

Cosponsors (16)

  • Gwen Moore (D-WI)
  • Donald Payne (D-NJ)
  • JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
  • Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
  • William Keating (D-MA)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
  • JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
  • SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
  • GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
  • FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
  • Keith Ellison (D-MN)
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
  • WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
  • John Faso (R-NY)

Subjects

  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
  • Terrorism
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