Open Congress : Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology - Major Bill Actions

Bill Introduced: H.R.225 Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2011

2011-01-06T19:00:00Z

To provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.176 Federal Protective Service Improvement and Accountability Act of 2011

2011-01-04T19:00:00Z

To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by improving the Federal Protective Service, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.174 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2011

2011-01-04T19:00:00Z

To enhance homeland security, including domestic preparedness and collective response to terrorism, by amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Cybersecurity Compliance Division and provide authorities to the Department of Homeland Security to enhance the security and resiliency of the Nation's cyber and physical infrastructure against terrorism and other cyber attacks, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6423 Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2010

2010-11-16T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6351 Strengthening Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Act

2010-09-28T20:00:00Z

To establish the Executive Cyber Director in the Executive Office of the President, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Executive Cyber Director with respect to critical information infrastructure policy creation, verification, and enforcement measures, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1688 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

2010-09-28T20:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to supporting the goals and ideals of the seventh annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and supporting the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to raise awareness of cyber threats and enhance cybersecurity in the United States.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5590 Counterterrorism Enhancement and Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2010

2010-06-23T20:00:00Z

To strengthen measures to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and to authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5498 WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

2010-06-09T20:00:00Z

To enhance homeland security by improving efforts to prevent, deter, prepare for, detect, attribute, respond to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5485 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Enhancement Act of 2010

2010-06-07T20:00:00Z

To expand the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium to include the SUNY National Center for Security and Preparedness.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5105 To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

2010-04-20T20:00:00Z

To establish a Chief Veterinary Officer in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5057 WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010

2010-04-14T20:00:00Z

To prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, to prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4842 Homeland Security Science and Technology Authorization Act of 2010

2010-03-14T20:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for the Directorate of Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-15T19:00:00Z

To strengthen efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes.

February 15, 2010: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-15T19:00:00Z

Bill Enacted: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-15T19:00:00Z

Bill Signed by President: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-15T19:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-03T19:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-02-03T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.4507 Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Act

2010-01-25T19:00:00Z

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish the Cyber Security Domestic Preparedness Consortium, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.730 Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act

2010-01-20T19:00:00Z