HOUSE 275 (118th Congress) — Supporting the designation of Vaisakhi, April 14 of each year, as "National Sikh

Actions

2023-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.

2023-02-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

2023-01-11Referred 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.

2023-01-11Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-11 (00)

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.