Secure America Port Accountability Act of 2006
Latest action · Mar 17, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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 16, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure America Port Accountability Act of 2006 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study, and report to Congress, on: (1) the extent to which security operations at U.S. seaports are managed by nationals of foreign countries; (2) any incident in which such foreign nationals have been charged with, or convicted of, a crime involving security operations at a U.S. seaport; (3) a review of U.S. contracts to manage or supply U.S. seaports, taking effect after December 31, 2001, with respect to the vulnerability of such seaports to threats to U.S. national security; and (4) a review of the vulnerability of the ten largest U.S. seaports to threats to the U.S. homeland security, including threats involving enemy infiltration, cargo shipping, and passenger safety, among others.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Contracts
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Dubai Ports World aftermath legislation
- Foreign corporations
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Infrastructure
- International Affairs
- Leases
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Risk
- Security measures
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
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