Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 6507
DHS Grants Accountability Act
Refreshed 5 h ago
Introduced 2025-12-09Topic: public safety · transportation · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes how the Department of Homeland Security runs several grant programs for emergency preparedness, public transit, rail, intercity bus, and port security. It would require the homeland security grant programs to award grants at least once a year and to allocate funds to states and areas based on set risk factors. When no other deadline is set in law, the department would have to publish each funding notice within 60 days after the funding law is enacted, and applicants would get at least 30 days to apply. Recipients of certain preparedness and transit grants would have at least 54 months to use the money. The bill also requires risk assessment information to be provided at least 30 days before funding notices are issued, and certain allocation decisions to be reported annually to House and Senate homeland security committees.
Sponsors
- Timothy M. Kennedy Democrat sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | refer |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | refer |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. | refer |
| 2025-12-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology. | refer |
| 2025-12-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-12-09 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-12-09 | Introduced in House | introduce |