HR 228 · 109th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2005
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.(2005-02-18)
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First Responders Funding Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the USA PATRIOT Act to require: (1) that each State be allocated in each fiscal year not less than .5 percent (currently, .75 percent) of the total amount appropriated for domestic preparedness grants; (2) such grants to be awarded based on a quantitative risk assessment for threat, vulnerability, and consequences; and (3) the Office for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support of the Office of Justice Programs, by March 1 of each year, to submit that assessment to Congress.…
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11 Democrats9 Republicans