GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2005 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategic plan to enhance international supply chain security for all modes of transportation by which containers arrive in, depart from, or move through U.S. seaports.
Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan for improving the Automated Targeting System for identifying high-risk containers moving through the international supply chain.
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cargo Security Policy to coordinate all Department policies and programs relating to cargo security.
Establishes minimum standards for securing containers in transit to an importer in the United States, including international standards for the security of containers moving through the international supply chain.
Requires all containers entering the United States to be examined for radiation.
Establishes the Container Security Initiative (CSI) to identify and examine maritime containers that pose a risk for terrorism at foreign ports before they are shipped to the United States.
Establishes: (1) the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) to strengthen and improve the overall security of the international supply chain and U.S. border security; and (2) a third tier of C-TPAT (Greenlane) that offers additional benefits to validated C-TPAT participants that demonstrate a sustained commitment beyond the minimum requirements for participation in C-TPAT.
Establishes a port security grant program to correct port security vulnerabilities.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2005 to Mar 27, 2006; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Nov 15, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Mar 27, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2005Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 292.
- Nov 15, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12840)
- Nov 15, 2005Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13065 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Nov 16, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12840–S12844, S12871 | Patty Murray D-WA, Rick Santorum R-PA, Susan M. Collins R-ME | Nov 15, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2459 | GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act | Related bill | May 5, 2006 |
| HR 4954 | SAFE Port Act | Related bill | Oct 13, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve cargo security, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act
- Popular Titles
- Port Security bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Business records
- Canada
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Containerization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Customs administration
- Department of Homeland Security
- Economic assistance
- Economic impact statements
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic government information
- Emergency Management
- Executive reorganization
- Exports
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to transportation
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Freight
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Harbors
- Imports
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Latin America
- Law
- Marine safety
- Marine terminals
- Merchant ships
- Mexico
- Nuclear terrorism
- Radiation
- Radiation safety
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Searches and seizures
- Security clearances
- Security measures
- Standards
- Strategic planning
- Technology assessment
- Terrorism
- Trade agreements
- Trade negotiations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation planning
- Transportation research
- Transportation safety
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2005Placed on Calendar Senate
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