Open Congress : Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity - Major Bill Actions

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-10-13T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

October 13, 2006: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-10-03T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

October 03, 2006: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4954 Internet Gambling bill

2006-09-30T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

September 30, 2006: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1074 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.

2006-09-29T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6162 Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006

2006-09-25T00:00:00Z

To require financial accountability with respect to certain contract actions related to the Secure Border Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6160 More Border Patrol Agents Now Act of 2006

2006-09-25T00:00:00Z

To recruit and retain Border Patrol agents.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6139 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at certain airports, and for other purposes.

2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at certain airports, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6007 To address critical needs for additional resources, coordination between Federal, State, and local law enforcement, and supplemental funding, to support border security activities of State and local law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, in regions near an international land border of the United States.

2006-07-28T00:00:00Z

To address critical needs for additional resources, coordination between Federal, State, and local law enforcement, and supplemental funding, to support border security activities of State and local law enforcement agencies, including sheriffs, in regions near an international land border of the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5848 Western Hemisphere Traveler Improvement Act of 2006

2006-07-20T00:00:00Z

To increase the number of types of documents able to satisfy the requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and to ensure such documents are widely available and affordable.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.932 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should make additional emergency supplemental appropriations for necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border security, immigration, and customs.

2006-07-20T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should make additional emergency supplemental appropriations for necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border security, immigration, and customs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5714 Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2006

2006-06-29T00:00:00Z

To improve the security of rail and public transportation systems in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5720 Project SeaHawk Implementation Act of 2006

2006-06-29T00:00:00Z

To improve maritime and cargo security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5695 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006

2006-06-28T00:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5604 SAFE Truckers Act of 2006

2006-06-14T00:00:00Z

To require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a permit from the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5589 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation.

2006-06-12T00:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5560 Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2006

2006-06-08T00:00:00Z

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed in connection with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5523 U.S. General Population Act

2006-06-06T00:00:00Z

To align the immigration laws of the United States with the Mexican General Population Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5536 Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2006

2006-06-06T00:00:00Z

To implement the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and other registered traveler programs of the Department of Homeland Security.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5484 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Act of 2006

2006-05-25T00:00:00Z

To allow border States to use a portion of certain Department of Homeland Security grants to build physical barriers to deter illegal crossings.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.839 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.

2006-05-24T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that officers of the Department of Homeland Security should not undermine the efforts of citizen groups such as the Minuteman Project to preserve the integrity of the borders of the United States and protect the Nation from intrusion.