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Main Subject: Emergency Management

Homeland Security for Children Act

This bill requires the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to review and incorporate into DHS policy feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.

The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Feb. 11 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Feb. 10
2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H990)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H999-1000)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2932.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H990-991)
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Jan. 08 2020	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.

Discharge
Jan. 08 2020	Committee on Transportation discharged.

Committee
Jan. 08 2020	Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-370, Part I.

IntroReferral
May. 22 2019	Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Feb. 10 2020	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 55).

Committee
Jan. 08 2020	Committee on Transportation discharged. Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-370, Part I.

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Oct. 23 2019	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Discharged. Ordered to be Reported.
Jun. 11 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
May. 23 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

House bill HR2932-116

Homeland Security for Children Act

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