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H.R. 5900: To modify the training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants.

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H.R. 5900: To modify the training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-06 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To modify the training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants.

Plain summary

Allows any fire department with a service area that comprises all territory, population, and housing units in rural areas or outside a city or town with a population of less than 20,000 people to apply for a federal grant for which it would otherwise be eligible regardless of whether it has completed the National Incident Management System (NIMS) training. Requires any such department that receives a grant to complete such training by the end of the period covered by the grant award. Allows the department to claim the cost of such training as an allowable cost under the grant.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To modify the training requirements for certain fire departments applying for Federal grants.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5900 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112