H.R. 5563: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.
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H.R. 5563: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-21 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.
Plain summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): (1) in order to better inform the allocation of grants under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to conduct an initial assessment of the relative threat of, vulnerability to, and consequences from acts of terrorism for each state, with each threat assessment for a state conducted jointly with appropriate state officials; and (2) to conduct such initial risk assessments for eligible metropolitan areas for purposes of Urban Area Security Initiative grants jointly with appropriate metropolitan area officials.
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual risk assessments for purposes of the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and to require that risk assessments conducted for purposes of the Urban Area Security Initiative be conducted jointly with appropriate eligible metropolitan area officials.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] · 2 cosponsors
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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5563.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5563 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111