# 114-hr-4765: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act

114-hr-4765, Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4765
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Introduced: 2016-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fire Department Proper Response and Equipment Prioritization Act This bill amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making grants to fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical services organizations, and state fire training academies, to give high priority consideration to grants that provide for planning, training, and equipment to firefighters for crude oil-by-rail and ethanol-by-rail derailment and incident response.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act
- 114-hr-5397: Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4765 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4765)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1288: World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1288)
- [114-hr-5397: Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5397)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4765 (as of 2025-11-18).