S. 1245: A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-04-26 · Emergency Management · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-250.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-250. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to the implementation of a mutual aid agreement for the National Capital Region in the event of a regional or national emergency to: (1) remove the requirement that agents and volunteers acting on behalf of a regional organization or entity be committed (listed) in a mutual aid agreement in order to prepare for or respond to such an emergency; and (2) expand the list of organizations or entities authorized to enter into and be covered by such an agreement to include any governmental agency, authority, or institution within the Region.

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Official text

A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1245, A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region (2007-08-22); CBO cost estimate: S. 1245, A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region (2007-08-22)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s1245.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s1245 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110