2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB7077: Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act
Legislative Summary
To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/15/2022
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/15/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
House of Representatives
4/5/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
4/5/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
5/6/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-309.
House of Representatives
5/6/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
Ms. Stevens moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4733-4736)
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7077.
House of Representatives
5/10/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4833-4834)
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 37 (Roll no. 153). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4733)
House of Representatives
5/11/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Senate
8/3/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Senate
11/14/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-195.
Senate
11/14/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Senate
12/6/2022
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7003)
Senate
12/6/2022
S.Amdt.6505 Amendment SA 6505 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Senate
12/6/2022
S.Amdt.6505 Amendment SA 6505 proposed by Senator Hassan for Senator Peters. (consideration: CR S7003; text: CR S7003) In the nature of a substitute.
Senate
12/6/2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7003)
Senate
12/7/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
12/12/2022
Mr. Beyer moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. ((consideration: CR H9652-9653; text: CR H9652))
House of Representatives
12/12/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 7077.
House of Representatives
12/12/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
12/14/2022
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1518, proceedings on H.R. 7077 are considered vacated.
House of Representatives
12/14/2022
Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789. (consideration: CR H9803, H9809-9810; text: CR H9803-9809)
House of Representatives
12/16/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
12/20/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
12/20/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-246.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
5/11/2022
379
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(12/20/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 31
Republican: 4
Primary Sponsor

Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (34)
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Peter Meijer
Republican
Anthony Gonzalez
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat