JIM GOLDSTEIN

H.R. 5085, the Dont Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal auction of the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act, provisions to protect the .Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS OEC, including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels. P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels.

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHGP programs. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train, and prepare for complex, coordinated attacks. - Expand the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism. - Protect the OEC from reorganization. The nomination of Mr. Peter Gaynor to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 5085, the Dont Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal auction of the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act, provisions to protect the .Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS OEC, including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels. P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels.

H.R. 5085, the Dont Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal auction of the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act, provisions to protect the .Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS OEC, including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels. P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels.

H.R. 5085, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems. H.R. 6325/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the ALERT grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). H.R. 6235/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety. P.L. 115-254, provisions establishing the fire service's use of UAS and obstacles to greater adoption of this technology.

Issues relating to the emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including the authorization of the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to fire and emergency services use of unmanned aerial systems. H.R. 6325/S. 3132, the Securing Airspace For Emergency Responders Act, provisions to make it a felony to fly an unmanned aerial system over a wildland fire without governmental approval. Issues relating to autonomous vehicles and roadside safety.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions in S. Rept. 115-268 relating to funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to train first responders. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3109/H.R. 6776, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and P.L. 115-245, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 6072/S. 3023, the FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the Assistance to Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. H.R. 6147/S. 3073, the FY 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Forest Service, and funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and the State Fire Assistance program. S. 3019, the FY 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, provisions relating to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue System; State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP); Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and Office of Emergency Communications. S. 3158, the FY 2019 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions relating to funding for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 5085/S. 3347, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to create an Emergency Communications Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security based on the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 5085, the Don't Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal the auction of public safety spectrum on the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the DHS Authorization Act, provisions to protect the Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization. Issues relating to public safety interoperability: - Protecting public safety spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band from auction - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the OEC, including the SAFECOM program.

H.R. 5085, the Dont Break Up the T-Band Act, provisions to repeal auction of the T-Band (470-512 MHz). H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act, provisions to protect the .Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) from reorganization Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS OEC, including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels. P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to notification of the public about the repacking of broadcast television channels.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355): Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354): Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355): Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354): Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355): Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354): Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

H.R. 4667, the FY 2017 Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, provisions to provide hazard mitigation assistance to communities that suffer from wildland fire and promote the adoption of model building codes to reduce the cost of disasters. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. FY 2018 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354) and draft Senate bill: Funding for wildland fire suppression operations at the U.S. Forest Service; funding for the Volunteer Fire Assistance program and State Fire Assistance program; and funding for the U.S. Department of Interior's wildland fire suppression funding. Amendments to H.R. 3354 by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. to increase funding for the U.S. Fire Administration and Rep. Jared Polis to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service's Volunteer and State Fire Assistance programs. FY 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3353/S. 1655): Funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Issues relating to the wildland fire suppression funding, the Disaster Cap Adjustment, and the Disaster Relief Fund.

Issues relating to emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in S. 1655, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

Issues relating to emergency response to hazardous materials incidents, including funding for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant program at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration in S. 1655, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. S. 967, the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3236, Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. H.R. 3729, the Comprehensive Operations, Sustainability, and Transport Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Ambulance Add-on Payments for the transportation of Medicare patients to the hospital. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters. H.R. 1445, the Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act, provisions to treat ambulance services as reimbursable emergency services.

H.R.304/S. 916, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017, provisions protecting standing orders for fire and EMS departments. Initiatives to improve the reimbursement of local fire and EMS departments that transport Medicare and Medicaid patients to hospitals, including the extension of add-on payments for Medicare transport. Issues relating to the notification of firefighters and EMS personnel if they are exposed to bloodborne pathogens while providing emergency aid. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. H.R. 931/S. 382, the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017, provisions to establish a voluntary national registry of firefighters to examine the prevalence of cancer in firefighters.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Protecting the state and local tax deduction for individual income taxes.

S. 602/H.R. 1481, the Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to encourage building owners to retrofit their buildings with automatic fire sprinklers. H.R. 1550/S. 1238, the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, provisions to protect state and local benefits to volunteer firefighters from federal taxation. H.R. 1991, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, provisions to exclude volunteer firefighters from the Employer Mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148).

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex. coordinated attack. S. 829, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration.

Endorsement for the nomination of Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. P.L. 115-98, the United States Fire Administration, AFG, and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration and FIRE and SAFER grant programs, including allow SAFER funds to be used to convert part-time firefighters to full-time positions, develop training for AFG and SAFER grantees, and develop a framework to prevent waste fraud and abuse. Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 3355) and draft Senate bill: Funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (including the SAFER grant program); U.S. Fire Administration; Urban Search and Rescue teams; the State Homeland Security Grant Program; the Urban Areas Security Initiative; the Office of Health Affairs, including an anthrax vaccine program for first responders; and the Office of Emergency Communications. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks. H.R. 3359, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.

Endorsement for the nomination of Mr. Brock Long to be the FEMA Administrator. Issues relating to the importance of federal homeland security grants, including the effects of restrictions of homeland security grants to sanctuary jurisdictions. Issues relating to improved information sharing of terrorist threat information to local jurisdictions, including the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team. H.R. 437, the Medical Preparedness Allowable Use Act, provisions that would allow homeland security grants to be used for medical kits to protect first responders and their families from bioterrorism. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to: - Authorize funding for the UASI and SHSGP program through FY 2022. - Allow the use of homeland security grants for medical preparedness and surge capacity in the case of a bioterrorist attack. - Authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. - Expend the role of the Chief Medical Officer to authorize the development of policies to protect first responders from the medical effects of acts of terrorism; and protect the Office of Emergency Communications from reorganization. H.R. 2188, the Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, provisions to authorize a grant program to help emergency response providers plan, train and prepare for a complex, coordinated attack. S. 829/H.R. 3881, the AFG and SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017, provisions to reauthorize the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs through FY 2023. Reauthorization of the U.S. Fire Administration. H.R. 3284, the Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act, provisions to authorize a comprehensive exercise program to to enhance the ability of state and local jurisdictions to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.

Issues relating to public safety communications interoperability: - FirstNet and a nationwide public safety broadband network. - Improvements to the nation's 9-1-1 systems, including efforts to improve the accuracy of information about the location of indoor 9-1-1 callers. - Funding for the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC), including the Assuring a Safer America through Effective Public Safety Communications (SAFECOM) program. - Requirements that public safety agencies vacate their communications networks on the T-Band. H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act and H.R. 2922, the Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing for Attacks and responding to Emergencies Act, provisions to protect the OEC from reorganization.