H.R. 3254 · 118th Congress

First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act

Introduced on May 11, 2023 by Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-165.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-165
Introduced
May 11, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Emergency Management
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a process to review applications for certain grants to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Homeland security
  • Terrorism

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Donald M. Payne, Jr.D-NJ-10Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 11, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 11, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  4. May 17, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 17, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jul 19, 2023Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-152.
  7. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseReported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-152.
  8. Jul 19, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
  9. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseMr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3938-3939)
  11. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3254.
  12. Jul 25, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Guest objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  13. Jul 27, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4052)
  14. Jul 27, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3938)
  15. Jul 27, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 7/25/2023 CR H3938)
  16. Jul 27, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Sep 5, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  18. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  19. Nov 13, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-243.
  20. Nov 13, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-243.
  21. Nov 13, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
  22. Dec 10, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Dec 10, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6934)
  24. Dec 11, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  25. Dec 17, 2024Presented to President.
  26. Dec 17, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  27. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  28. Dec 23, 2024Signed by President.
  29. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-165.
  30. Dec 23, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-165.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS5 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.