H.R.5577 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 as introduced.

News Coverage

06/11/08
Securing Our Chemical Facilities A...

HR 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008, establishes a more effective security standard and is a good benchmark for dri...

Source: Center For American Progress, DC
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06/06/08
guest commentary Chemical reaction...

Fortunately, the House Homeland Security Committee recently introduced HR 5577 to replace this limited temporary program with a comprehe...

Source: Denver Post, CO
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03/22/08
Commentary: Congressional inaction...

Fortunately, the House Homeland Security Committee recently introduced HR 5577 to replace this limited temporary program with a comprehen...

Source: Oshkosh Northwestern, WI
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03/21/08
Bruce Speight: Politicians must OK...

Fortunately, the House Homeland Security Committee recently introduced HR 5577 to replace this limited temporary program with a comprehen...

Source: The Capital Times, WI
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Blog Coverage

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03/10/11
About Judge Goodwin's chemical pla...

Actually, the legislation being commented on — the Chemical Security Act of 2008 (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5577/text ) did n...

Source: Ken Ward Jr.
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08/03/10
Ye Olde Journalist: A Labeling Law...

This is another article in my series on how the4 government is poisoning our food supply. This article actually deals with how that the g...

Source: mrscottyl
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06/21/10
H.R.5577: Genetically Engineered F...

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01/04/09
Chemical Facility Security News: M...

The article frequently points to HR 5577 as the model for legislation in the upcoming Congress. The authors note that HR 5577 was held up...

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12/29/08
OUTLOOK ’09: Tougher US chemical...

That existing replacement legislation, HR-5577, is viewed by industry as burdensome because it expressly allows individual states to enac...

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12/29/08
Chemical Facility Security News: S...

This will put SOCMA on a collision course with the House Homeland Security Committee that included a moderate IST requirement in its Chem...

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12/25/08
Chemical Facility Security News: C...

In so far as HR 5577 did specifically do that, ACC can claim support for the legislation. They had previously expressed concerns about so...

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11/24/08
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog ...

In March the House Homeland Security Committee adopted the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 (H.R. 5577) in a bipartisan vote....

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11/18/08
Chemical Industry Weighs in With D...

SOCMA opposes the bill (HR 5577) by House Homeland Chairman Bennie Thompson , D-Miss., that includes inherently safer technology (IST) la...

Source: ChemGuide
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11/18/08
Chemical Facility Security News: D...

Part of this discussion is driven by the failure of the Energy and Commerce Committee to report HR 5577 (or even HR 5533) to the House fl...

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