Congress 115 - HR 5131 - Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advanced technology and technological innovations Chemical and biological weapons Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Firearms and explosives Foreign and international corporations Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Motor carriers Motor vehicles Nuclear weapons Performance measurement Public transit Public-private cooperation Railroads Right of privacy Roads and highways Small business Technology assessment Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

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Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018

(Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the extent to which the 2016 Biennial National Strategy for Transportation Security is reflected in federal transportation security programs.

(Sec. 4) This bill establishes programs and reporting requirements to identify risks to facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide public transportation (surface transportation assets). It requires the Department of Homeland Security to:

develop risk-based priorities informed by an analysis of terrorist and cyber attack scenarios,
submit to Congress a feasibility assessment of employing new technologies to enhance surface transportation security,
disseminate best practices to protect against the threat of a vehicle-based terrorist attack, and
report on threats to transportation security posed by the use of security technologies by foreign countries.

(Sec. 9) The bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a task force to identify and develop an innovative technology to enhance transportation security. The TSA must also submit to Congress and the GAO a strategy to guide operations of surface transportation security inspectors.

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Mar 22, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 22, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 22, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 5 (Roll no. 126).
Mar 22, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 5 (Roll no. 126).
Mar 22, 2018

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1768-1769)
Mar 19, 2018

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Mar 19, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
Mar 19, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1669-1671; text: CR H1669-1670)
Mar 19, 2018

Mr. Bacon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 19, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.
Mar 19, 2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-602.
Mar 7, 2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 7, 2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 27, 2018

Introduced in House

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