H.R. 5847: Fostering Coordination in Federal Preparedness Grants Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-18 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fostering Coordination in Federal Preparedness Grants Act

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Fostering Coordination in Federal Preparedness Grants Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with relevant Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components and other appropriate federal departments and agencies, to establish an interagency working group to better coordinate grants authorized under the Urban Area Security Initiative, the State Homeland Security Grant Program, and other federal preparedness grants.

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Fostering Coordination in Federal Preparedness Grants Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr5847.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5847 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112