To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 2, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
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 25, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence to conduct jointly, or contract with an entity to conduct, a study of the operations of federal, state, and local government entities to identify best practices for the communication of information concerning a terrorist threat.
Requires the Secretary to make grants for the establishment and operation of three centers (in New York City, Detroit, and Los Angeles) to implement the best practices for the processing, analysis, and dissemination of terrorist threat information.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 25, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Original | Apr 25, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 2, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
- Apr 25, 2006Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2006Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- California
- Confidential communications
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Grants-in-aid
- Law
- Metropolitan areas
- Michigan
- New York City
- Terrorism
- Urban affairs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2006Introduced in House
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