To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 13, 2006
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 13, 2006.
80 Cosponsors (51 Democrats, 29 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Cornyn Applauds Senate Passage Of Port Security Bill”
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Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
on Sep 14, 2006
“Lowey Co-Sponsors Port Security Measure to Require 100% Screening of All Cargo”
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Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY17, 2013-2020]
on Apr 26, 2006
“Crapo: Port Security Bill Is Progress”
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Sen. Michael “Mike” Crapo [R-ID]
on Sep 14, 2006
History
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Mar 14, 2006
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Introduced
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Apr 26, 2006
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Ordered Reported
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May 3, 2006
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 789 (109th). |
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May 4, 2006
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Sep 14, 2006
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Sep 21, 2006
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the Senate with an Amendment. |
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Sep 29, 2006
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1064 (109th). |
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Sep 30, 2006
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The House approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The Senate must also approve the conference report. |
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Sep 30, 2006
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 13, 2006
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 4954 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4954. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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