THREAT Act
Latest action · Apr 17, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Targeting Homeland Security Resources Effectively Against Terrorism Act of 2006 (THREAT Act) - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a program of discretionary grants for use in high-threat, high-density urban areas. Directs the Secretary to make grants to not more than 15 areas in a fiscal year after considering the population, presence of critical infrastructure, and credibility of the terrorism-related threat for an area. Requires amounts awarded to be disbursed directly to local governments.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2006Introduced in House
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