Chemical Security Act of 2005
Latest action · Jun 15, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4490-4491)
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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Chemical Security Act of 2005 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations to: (1) designate certain combinations of chemical sources and substances of concern as high priority categories based on the severity of the threat posed by an unauthorized release from the chemical sources; and (2) require each owner and operator of a high priority category chemical source to conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of the source to a terrorist attack or other unauthorized release, identify hazards that may result from an unauthorized release, and prepare a prevention, preparedness, and response plan.
Directs: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide owners and operators of chemical sources with relevant threat information; (2) each such owner and operator to
Directs the Administrator: (1) to establish a publicly available clearinghouse to compile and disseminate information on the use and availability of inherently safer technologies; (2) and the Secretary of Energy to establish and administer a Technology Transition Fund to provide grants to assist chemical facilities that demonstrate financial hardship in implementing inherently safer technologies; and (3) to make grants to provide for training of first responders and of employees at chemical sources in identifying opportunities to reduce the chemical source's vulnerability to a release of a substance of concern through the use of safer technologies or in emergency response procedures.
Sets forth provisions regarding Administrator: (1) certifications of source compliance with assessment and plan requirements; (2) provision of compliance assistance; (3) authorization to order compliance; and (4) actions to secure relief necessary to abate a terrorist threat.
Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for source violations.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2005 to Jun 6, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 15, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Sep 29, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jan 31, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 6, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 10, 2005 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2005 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 10, 2005 |
| Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2005 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4490-4491)
- May 23, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3747-3748)
- May 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- May 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
- May 18, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3535)
- May 17, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3380)
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
- May 10, 2005Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4490 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Jun 15, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3747 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | May 23, 2005 |
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. 109-90 | H.R. 5695, CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 200654 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 29, 2006 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL31294 | Safeguarding the Nation’s Drinking Water: EPA and Congressional Actions Archived | Report | Jan 10, 2011 |
| RL33043 | Legislative Approaches to Chemical Facility Security Archived | Report | Jul 12, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To help protect the public against the threat of chemical attacks.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chemical Security Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Accident prevention
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Chemical industries
- Chemical warfare
- Chemicals
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Computer crimes
- Computer networks
- Computer security measures
- Confidential communications
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Evacuation of civilians
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fire fighters
- Freedom of information
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Higher education
- Identification of criminals
- Industrial accidents
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Injunctions
- International Affairs
- Labor and Employment
- Larceny
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Medical education
- Medical personnel
- Occupational health and safety
- Paramedical personnel
- Planning
- Police
- Recidivists
- Safety measures
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Technology transfer
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2005Introduced in House
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