Tough and Smart National Security Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S129)
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 25, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tough and Smart National Security Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should:
- ensure that members of the Armed Forces, particularly those serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, and veterans get needed support;
- work with the President to attack al Qaeda and other terrorist groups with a comprehensive strategy;
- confront the nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea;
- enhance U.S. tools for pursuing key national security interests; and
- reform cybersecurity policy to prevent cyber attacks, protect privacy and civil liberties, and avert and respond to catastrophic cyber incidents.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 25, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 25, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S129)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Asia
- Computer security and identity theft
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Iran
- Iraq
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- North Korea
- Right of privacy
- Terrorism
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Violent crime
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2011Introduced in Senate
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