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H.R. 6098: PRICE of Homeland Security Act

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H.R. 6098: PRICE of Homeland Security Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-20 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-412.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-412. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

PRICE of Homeland Security Act

Plain summary

Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008 or PRICE of Homeland Security Act - Amends Homeland Security Act of 2002 provisions concerning the use of funds to allow recipients of grants under provisions relating to the Urban Area Security Initiative or to the State Homeland Security Grant Program to use grant funds to achieve target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism, consistent with a state homeland security plan and relevant local, tribal, and regional homeland security plans. Permits such aims to be met, among other ways, by paying intelligence analysts: (1) regardless of whether the analysts are current or new full-time employees or contract employees; and (2) without limitations on the period of time that an analyst can serve under awarded grants.

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Official text

PRICE of Homeland Security Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act (2008-07-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act (2008-07-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act (2008-09-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6098, PRICE of Homeland Security Act (2008-09-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6098 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110