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H.R. 3438: National Laboratories Mean National Security Act

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H.R. 3438: National Laboratories Mean National Security Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-30 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 533 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3438 (2014-12-01), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. 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.

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Official title

National Laboratories Mean National Security Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) National Laboratories Mean National Security Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize recipients of grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program to work in conjunction with a National Laboratory to achieve target capabilities related to preventing, preparing for, protecting against, and responding to acts of terrorism.

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Official text

National Laboratories Mean National Security Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Bill Foster (D-IL)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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-cong113-hr3438 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113