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.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (3 more) 3/14/2008--Reported to House without amendment, Part I. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008 -
(Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congres... more
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| March 11, 2008 |
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In the News
June 12, 2008 Securing Our Chemical Facilities Against Terrorism
HR 5577, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008, establishes a more effective security standard and is a good benchmark for drinking water ...
June 07, 2008 guest commentary Chemical reaction causing inaction
Fortunately, the House Homeland Security Committee recently introduced HR 5577 to replace this limited temporary program with a comprehensive chemical ...
March 23, 2008 Commentary: Congressional inaction on chemical security ...
Fortunately, the House Homeland Security Committee recently introduced HR 5577 to replace this limited temporary program with a comprehensive chemical ...
Blog Coverage
January 05, 2009 Chemical Facility Security News: More Discussion about Chemical ...
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 by the Democrats last summer because it would be easier to pass in a Congress more dominated by ...
Source: Chemical Facility Security News
December 30, 2008 OUTLOOK â09: Tougher US chemical security rules ahead
That existing replacement legislation, HR-5577, is viewed by industry as burdensome because it expressly allows individual states to enact their own, tougher chemical security laws and because it mandates the use of inherently safer ...
Source: ICIS Americas news headlines
December 30, 2008 Chemical Facility Security News: SOCMA Takes on IST
This will put SOCMA on a collision course with the House Homeland Security Committee that included a moderate IST requirement in its Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (CFATA) of 2008 (HR 5577) last year. ...
Source: Chemical Facility Security News











