Bill > HR2550

Introduced Session

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the use of Homeland Security Grant Program funds for anti-blood loss purposes, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the use of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant funds for certain anti-blood loss purposes. Specifically, a grant under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program may be used to purchase or distribute anti-blood loss supplies (tourniquets, gauze, dressings, or other appropriate materials) for use in medical emergencies in places where people gather; to provide training on the proper use of anti-blood loss supplies to enhance public safety; or to make grants to an eligible entity for such purposes. DHS shall (1) allocate such funds by a formula developed by DHS that takes into consideration the relative populations of each geographic area for which a grant is made; and (2) conduct outreach to inform state, local, and tribal governments and high-risk urban areas that apply for grants under that initiative or program of the availability of funds under this bill.

Committee Categories

Alcee Hastings (D)*,  Troy Balderson (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  André Carson (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lou Correa (D),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Neal Dunn (R),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  John Garamendi (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. (on 05/28/2019)

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