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House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New Jersey Task Force 1 as part of the National Urban Search and Rescue System.

H.R. 559Introduced Jan 27, 2015Policy area: Emergency Management
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 28, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 559.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 2, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 559, last updated January 2, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-11 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.