H.R. 1594 · 116th Congress
First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Donald Payne
- Introduced
- 2019-03-07
- Latest action
- 2019-05-15 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summary
First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to implement a uniform process for reviewing applications for certain anti-terrorism grants to urban areas and state, local, and tribal governments. Specifically, the uniform review must be done for grant applications requesting to purchase first responder equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards.