PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB1850
Extends Federal Protective Service officer authority.
Legislation Overview
Title: FPS Improvement Act of 2015
Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Congressional oversight: Department of Homeland Security: Detention of persons: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Government buildings, facilities, and property: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Government studies and investigations: Law enforcement administration and funding: Law enforcement officers: Protection of officials: User charges and fees: Government operations and politics
Description: FPS Improvement Act of 2015 Assigns responsibility to the Federal Protective Service (FPS) for the protection of federal buildings, grounds, and property and persons on the property. Authorizes FPS to: (1) designate Department of Homeland Security employees with enhanced law enforcement powers for duty in connection with the protection of federal property and persons on the property, (2) authorize protective service officers for the protection of federal buildings and grounds, and (3) assess security charges to owners or tenants of a federal facility protected by FPS that is not in compliance with federal security standards. Requires tenants at federal facilities to maintain a Facility Security Committee. Establishes the Interagency Security Committee to develop safety and security standards and best practices to mitigate the effects of natural and manmade hazards in federal facilities. Requires reports on: (1) FPS personnel needs, (2) the feasibility of federalizing the protective service officer workforce, (3) a method for funding FPS, and (4) methods to detect or prevent explosives from entering federal facilities.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Last Action Date: April 17, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1850/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Andre Carson (D); Jerrold Nadler (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 17 2015 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. |
| House | Apr 16 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 16 2015 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E522) |
| House | Apr 16 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 28 2015 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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