118th Congress Emergency Management
H.R. 4403: Securing the Cities Improvement Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill makes changes to the Securing the Cities program.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish performance metrics and milestones for the program.
In carrying out the program, DHS must designate jurisdictions based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to, vulnerability of, and consequences for, such jurisdiction regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials.
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DHS must report to Congress within two years regarding participation in the program, the establishment of metrics and milestones, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Clay Higgins R-LA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Troy Carter SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reported, passed House4 events+56
- 2Clay HigginsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Bennie ThompsonCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Other bills by Troy Carter
- H.R. 5109: Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act
- H.R. 8874: Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
- H.R. 2037: Open RAN Outreach Act
- H.R. 1374: Securing the Cities Improvement Act
- H.R. 9037: Federal Emergency Mobilization Accountability (FEMA) Workforce Planning Act
- H.R. 996: Dr. Rudy Lombard Post Office (New Orleans, LA)
History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Troy Carter.
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- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-256.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 657.
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H786-787)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4403.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H786)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H786)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-320.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.
- Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.