H.R. 4107: Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-01 · Emergency Management · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004

Plain summary

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to modify provisions regarding firefighter assistance to make the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration (currently, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency) responsible for such assistance. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to volunteer emergency medical service squads and to provide assistance for firefighter safety research and development. Includes within authorized uses of grants the funding of such squads that are not affiliated with a fire department, hospital, or for-profit entity. Makes specified funds available for research to improve firefighter health and life safety. Grants priority for certain earmarked funds to organizations that focus on prevention of injuries to high risk groups from fire, as well as research programs that demonstrate the potential to improve firefighter safety. Allows the Administrator to provide assistance only if the applicant agrees to match with an equal amount of non-Federal funds 20 (currently 30) percent of the assistance received for any fiscal year. Modifies grant recipient limitations. Directs the Administrator to: (1) convene an annual meeting of non-Federal fire service experts to recommend criteria for awarding grants and necessary administrative changes; (2) publish each year in the Federal Register guidelines that describe the grant application process and award criteria; (3) appoint fire service personnel to conduct peer review of applications; and (4) re-conduct a study to define the current role and activities associated with fire services.

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Official text

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24] · 94 cosponsors

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Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and 34 more.

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Federal Register: The official daily publication of the U.S. government for agency rules, proposed rules, public notices and presidential documents.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4107.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4107 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108