Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2004
Latest action · Apr 2, 2004 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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit specified attacks and acts of violence against mass transportation systems and against railroad carriers, including derailing a train, placing a biological agent or toxin in or near a mass transportation vehicle, setting fire to a terminal, committing an act with intent to cause serious bodily injury to a railroad employee, and conveying false information concerning an attempt to commit such a crime. Lists circumstances resulting in aggravated offenses. Sets penalties for violations.
Authorizes: (1) the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications in cases involving domestic or international terrorism and involving other specified offenses (such as violence at international airports, an attack on a Federal facility with a firearm, and conspiracy to harm persons or property overseas); and (2) the use of an emergency pen register or trap and trace device in cases involving domestic or international terrorism or conspiratorial activities threatening the national security interest.
Modifies the definition of: (1) "Federal crime of terrorism" to include an offense that appears by its nature or context to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnaping; and (2) "international terrorism" to include listed actions that appear "by their nature or context" to be intended to intimidate, influence, or affect governmental conduct.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2004 to May 4, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | Mar 18, 2004 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Mar 30, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 4, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2004 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 18, 2004Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E412)
- Mar 18, 2004Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E412 | Christopher Shays R-CT | Mar 18, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-42 | HOMELAND SECURITY JURISIDICTION: THE PERSPECTIVES OF COMMITTEE LEADERS138 pages | Appropriations Committee · Homeland Security Committee | Mar 24, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1608 | Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 | Identical bill | Sep 11, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase the penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent attacks on mass transportation and railroads.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arson
- Assassination
- Biological warfare
- Bombings
- Bridges
- Capital punishment
- Chemical warfare
- Conspiracy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Destruction of property
- EBB Terrorism
- Electronic surveillance
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Explosives
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Homicide
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- Kidnapping
- Labor and Employment
- Life imprisonment
- Mandatory sentences
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Mass rapid transit
- Murder
- Nuclear fuels
- Nuclear terrorism
- Radioactive wastes
- Railroad employees
- Railroad equipment
- Railroad freight operations
- Railroad passenger traffic
- Railroad safety
- Railroad terminals
- Railroads
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Ships
- Terminals (Transportation)
- Terrorism
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Traffic signs and signals
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation of hazardous substances
- Transportation safety
- Transportation workers
- Tunnels
- Weapons
- Wiretapping
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.