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GovGreed Synthesis · 2025-11-20
Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide outreach and support to stakeholders regarding grants for protecting communities from terrorist attacks. Specifically, FEMA must provide ongoing outreach and technical assistance to public entities and other stakeholders before, during, and after awarding grants under the State Homeland Security Grant Program and the Urban Area Security Initiative. FEMA must conduct annual surveys of public entities regarding the grants and provide information on stakeholder feedback and how it was incorporated into these programs. The Government Accountability Office and FEMA must report to Congress on FEMA’s implementation of the bill.
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2025-11-20
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-11-19
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-11-19
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 45 (Roll no. 300). (text: CR H4789)
2025-11-19
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 45 (Roll no. 300). (text: CR H4789)
2025-11-19
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4807-4808)
2025-11-19
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.
2025-11-19
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4058.
2025-11-19
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4789-4790)
2025-11-19
Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-09-15
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 4058 EH: Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4058 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance outreach for the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act . 2. DHS grant outreach (a) Urban Area Security Initiative Section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Outreach and technical assistance The Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stakeholder outreach, engagement, education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding of grants under this section, including relating to the following: (1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feedback from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stakeholders on the awarding of such grants and the effectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. (2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Tribal, and territorial feedback and how such feedback was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of funding opportunities. (3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Administrator determines appropriate. . (b) State Homeland Security Grant Program Section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 605 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Outreach and technical assistance The Administrator shall, on an ongoing basis, provide stakeholder outreach, engagement, education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding of grants under this section, including relating to the following: (1) Conducting annual surveys to collect feedback from State, local, Tribal, and territorial stakeholders on the awarding of such grants and the effectiveness of the Administrator’s outreach efforts. (2) Summaries of the surveys conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) and other State, local, Tribal, and territorial feedback and how such feedback was incorporated into subsequent grant notices of funding opportunities. (3) Other feedback mechanisms that the Administrator determines appropriate. . (c) Comptroller General review Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the effectiveness of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s stakeholder outreach, engagement, education, technical assistance, and support, prior to, during, and after the awarding of grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security Grant Program, in accordance with subsection (f) of section 2003 and subsection (g) of section 2004, respectively, of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively. (d) Report Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding the actions taken pursuant to subsection (f) of section 2003 and subsection (g) of section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively, including with respect to the surveys and summaries required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of each of such subsections (f) and (g). Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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