To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.
Latest action · Jan 24, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2007
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that a sufficient number of full-time equivalent personnel, who are properly trained and qualified to apply legal, economic, and risk analyses, are involved in the review and prioritization of anti-terrorism technologies to determine whether such technologies may be designated or certified anti-terrorism technologies under the SAFETY Act.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a formal coordination process that includes the official of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with primary responsibility for the implementation of such Act, the Chief Procurement Officer of DHS, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, the Under Secretary for Policy, and the General Counsel of DHS to ensure the maximum application of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act to anti-terrorism technologies procured by DHS; (2) promote awareness and utilization of the litigation and risk management provisions of such Act in the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies; and (3) issue a departmental management directive providing for coordination between DHS procurement officials and any other DHS official responsible for implementing such Act in advance of any DHS procurement of an anti-terrorism technology.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 47 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed427–0 | Jan 23, 2007 |
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2007 to Jan 23, 2007; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 22, 2007 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Jan 23, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jan 23, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2007 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2007 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 23, 2007Mr. Langevin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H855-859)
- Jan 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 599.
- Jan 23, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H855)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H855–H859Text printed H855Recorded votes H859streamline | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, James R. Langevin D-RI, Kendrick B. Meek D-FL, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Mike Rogers R-AL, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Tom Price R-GA | Jan 23, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Administrative procedure
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Recruiting of employees
- Risk
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Technology assessment
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jan 23, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 22, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
