National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) continue to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System; (2) provide for a national network of standardized search and rescue resources to assist states and local governments in responding to hazards; (3) designate urban search and rescue teams to participate in the system, determine participation criteria, and enter into an agreement with the state or local government agency sponsoring each team with respect to such participation; and (4) maintain management and technical teams necessary to administer the system.
FEMA may appoint a system member for a period of federal service to provide for the participation of such member in exercises, pre-incident staging, major disaster and emergency response activities, and training events sponsored or sanctioned by FEMA.
FEMA shall enter into: (1) an annual preparedness cooperative agreement under which amounts shall be made available to a sponsoring agency for training and exercises, acquisition and maintenance of equipment, and medical monitoring required for responder safety and health; and (2) a response cooperative agreement under which FEMA shall reimburse a sponsoring agency for costs incurred in responding to a major disaster or emergency.
FEMA shall submit a report on the development of a plan to finance, maintain, and replace system equipment.
The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2017-FY2019 to carry out the system.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-16 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-326. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-16 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-14 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-12 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-12-10 | ResolvingDifferences | Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2971 by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2016-12-10 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7135) | Senate |
| 2016-12-08 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill. | Senate |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 7 (Roll no. 615). (text: CR H7310-7311) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7325-7326) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | DEBATE - The House continuned with debate on S. 2971. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2971. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7310-7312) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Mr. Barletta moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-01 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-01 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-11-30 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6623-6626; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S6623-6624; text as passed Senate: CR S6624-6626) | Senate |
| 2016-08-30 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 578. | Senate |
| 2016-08-30 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/14/2016 with an amendment. With written report No. 114-307. | Senate |
| 2016-05-25 | Committee | Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2016-05-23 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2016-05-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |