Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
Latest action · Oct 17, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
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.
- IntroducedSep 28, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
This bill: (1) reauthorizes the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program, and (2) establishes a CFATS Recognition Program with the goal of leveraging CFATS regulations and industry stewardship programs to further enhance security relating to hazardous chemicals.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 28, 2018 to Dec 3, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Sep 28, 2018 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Sep 28, 2018 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Oct 2, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Oct 12, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 16, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Oct 23, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Nov 20, 2018 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Nov 28, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Dec 3, 2018 |
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 Sep 28, 2018 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Oct 17, 2018 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 28, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- Sep 28, 2018Introduced in House
- Sep 28, 2018Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 161, September 28, 2018, page H9407.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Chemistry
- Computer security and identity theft
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Industrial facilities
- Performance measurement
- Personnel records
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2018Introduced 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.
