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H.R. 5615 (117th): Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to make Federal assistance available to certain urban areas that previously received Urban Area Security Initiative funding to preserve homeland security capabilities, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Val Demings

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 10th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Sep 28, 2022
Length: 12 pages
Introduced
Oct 19, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 23, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

2 Cosponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

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History

Oct 19, 2021
 
Introduced

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Oct 26, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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Feb 1, 2022
 
Reported by House Committee on Homeland Security

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Mar 4, 2022
 
Text Published

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Mar 7, 2022
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

Aug 3, 2022
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Sep 28, 2022
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Reported by Senate Committee.

Dec 5, 2022
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.

H.R. 5615 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5615. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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