HR 4777 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Terrorist Attacks bill

Official title To establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced May 20, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Tim Roemer D-IN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 20, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Establishes a National Commission on Terrorist Acts Upon the United States. Directs the Commission to: (1) investigate facts and circumstances relating to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; and (2) evaluate lessons learned regarding the abilities of the Federal Government, and, if appropriate, of State and local governments and nongovernmental entities to detect, prevent, and respond to such attacks.

Cosponsors 118

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2002 to Sep 19, 2002; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-NCEva M. ClaytonOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-MSGene TaylorOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2002
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2002
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.OriginalMay 20, 2002
D-MNMartin Olav SaboOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-CASam FarrOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-OHTed StricklandOriginalMay 20, 2002
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 21, 2002
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMay 21, 2002
D-ORDavid WuMay 21, 2002
D-CODiana DeGetteMay 21, 2002
D-TXGene GreenMay 21, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerMay 21, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 21, 2002
D-TXJim TurnerMay 21, 2002
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelMay 21, 2002
D-TXKen BentsenMay 21, 2002
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMay 21, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostMay 21, 2002
D-TXMax SandlinMay 21, 2002
D-HINeil AbercrombieMay 21, 2002
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioMay 21, 2002
D-WIRon KindMay 21, 2002
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMay 21, 2002
D-NJRush HoltMay 21, 2002
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 23, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 23, 2002
D-FLCarrie P. MeekMay 23, 2002
D-TXCharles W. StenholmMay 23, 2002
D-LAChristopher JohnMay 23, 2002
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezMay 23, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 23, 2002
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsMay 23, 2002
D-CADiane E. WatsonMay 23, 2002
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 23, 2002
D-NYEliot L. EngelMay 23, 2002
D-CAGary A. ConditMay 23, 2002
D-NYGary L. AckermanMay 23, 2002
D-VAJames P. MoranMay 23, 2002
D-GAJohn LewisMay 23, 2002
D-MAJohn W. OlverMay 23, 2002
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 23, 2002
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMay 23, 2002
D-MILynn N. RiversMay 23, 2002
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyMay 23, 2002
D-WANorman D. DicksMay 23, 2002
R-TXRalph M. HallMay 23, 2002
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottMay 23, 2002
D-CARobert T. MatsuiMay 23, 2002
D-MSRonnie ShowsMay 23, 2002
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.May 23, 2002
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMay 23, 2002
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMay 23, 2002
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMay 24, 2002
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 24, 2002
D-WABrian BairdMay 24, 2002
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 24, 2002
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMay 24, 2002
D-WAJim McDermottMay 24, 2002
D-NYMajor R. OwensMay 24, 2002
D-CAXavier BecerraMay 24, 2002
D-CABrad ShermanJun 11, 2002
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJun 11, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 11, 2002
D-CAHoward L. BermanJun 11, 2002
D-MAMartin T. MeehanJun 11, 2002
R-NJMarge RoukemaJun 12, 2002
D-FLRobert WexlerJun 12, 2002
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.Jun 13, 2002
R-CADana RohrabacherJun 17, 2002
D-CTJames H. MaloneyJun 17, 2002
D-IALeonard L. BoswellJun 17, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 20, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 25, 2002
D-MABarney FrankJun 27, 2002
D-MNBetty McCollumJun 27, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahJun 27, 2002
D-FLCorrine BrownJun 27, 2002
D-NCDavid E. PriceJun 27, 2002
D-KSDennis MooreJun 27, 2002
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanJun 27, 2002
D-CAHilda L. SolisJun 27, 2002
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 27, 2002
D-TXLloyd DoggettJun 27, 2002
D-ARMarion BerryJun 27, 2002
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 27, 2002
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJun 27, 2002
D-METhomas H. AllenJun 27, 2002
D-ARVic SnyderJun 27, 2002
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 27, 2002
D-MIDavid E. BoniorJul 8, 2002
D-INBaron P. HillJul 18, 2002
R-NYJack QuinnJul 18, 2002
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJul 18, 2002
D-CABarbara LeeJul 22, 2002
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJul 22, 2002
D-NJDonald M. PayneJul 23, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 23, 2002
R-NJMike FergusonJul 24, 2002
D-MISander M. LevinJul 26, 2002
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 4, 2002
D-MARichard E. NealSep 4, 2002
R-NYVito FossellaSep 19, 2002

Withdrew 1 Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY Jun 25, 2002

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseIntelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
Referred May 20, 2002
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred May 20, 2002
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jul 18, 2002
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred May 20, 2002
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 20, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. May 20, 2002Introduced in House
  3. May 20, 2002Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, International Relations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2926George Miller D-CAMay 22, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1867A bill to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes.Related billMay 16, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes.
Popular Titles
Terrorist Attacks bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 20, 2002Introduced in House

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