Port Protection Act of 2002
Latest action · Sep 19, 2002 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 19, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to inspect, at least 200 miles from the United States, any cargo vessel carrying cargo destined for the United States and verify that it does not have a chemical, biological, or nuclear weapon.
Requires the Secretary to deny entry into the United States to cargo vessels that: (1) are carrying cargo not in compliance with this Act; or (2) are not inspected by the Commandant of the Coast Guard in accordance with this Act or that fail such an inspection.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2002 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 19, 2002 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2002Introduced in House
- Sep 19, 2002Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 46, United States Code, to require inspection of cargo destined for the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Port Protection Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Airports
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Biological weapons
- Chemical warfare
- Chemical weapons
- Coast guard
- Container ships
- Containerization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Customs administration
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Freight
- Import restrictions
- International Affairs
- Marine terminals
- Merchant ships
- Nuclear terrorism
- Nuclear weapons
- Searches and seizures
- Terrorism
- Transport aircraft
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2002Introduced in House
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