April 13–The House today passed by voice vote the High-Risk Urban Area Working Group Act (HR 4509), which was introduced by Rep. Donald Payne (D., N.J.), ranking member of the of House Homeland Security Committee’s emergency preparedness subcommittee. The bill “expands the list of stakeholders for state planning committees or urban area working groups required for any state or high-risk urban area receiving a grant under the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative,” a news release noted.

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