H.R. 2169: Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-26 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 16, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and datasets that are appropriate to address any such gaps, for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.

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Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2169, Improving Fusion Centers’ Access to Information Act (2017-05-15)

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2169.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2169 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115