110th Congress / Bills / H R 1
Title
To provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
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Votes on this bill
| Date | Chamber | Result | Vote |
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| House | Session 1, roll call 757: On Agreeing to the Conference Report Implementing the 9/11commission Recommendations Act |
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| Senate | Session 1, roll call 283: On the Motion to Recommit DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1 to Conference, with Instructions; Improving America's Security Act of 2007 |
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| Senate | Session 1, roll call 284: On the Conference Report H.R. 1, Conference Report; Improving America's Security Act of 2007 |
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| House | Session 1, roll call 635: On Motion to Instruct Conferees Implementing the 9/11commission Recommendations Act |
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| House | Session 1, roll call 15: On Passage This bill would implement many of the remaining recommendations proposed by the 9/11 Commission in 2004. The almost 300-page bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to give faster and more efficient funding to first responders. It also boosts federal aid to regions at greatest risk of a terrorist attack. It aims to improve the flow of intelligence between local law enforcement and first responders. It amends existing statutes on weapons of mass destruction to provide greater assistance to countries willing to help the United States fight nuclear proliferation overseas. It also creates an independent civil liberties watchdog group within the executive branch, according to The Washington Post. The bill bolsters cargo security on passenger planes and ships traveling to the United States. Critics say this aspect of the legislation goes too far. The bill requires airlines to physically inspect 100 percent of cargo on passenger planes within three years of the bill’s passage. It also says shippers must inspect all U.S.-bound cargo in overseas ports for radiation within five years. Using existing technology, this change potentially could slow the flow of goods into the United States, skeptics argue. The House left this component intact and passed the measure on Jan. 9, 2007, with a vote of 299-128. However, this portion of the bill could lead to its demise in the Senate. The Bush Administration has said it will not support the current House version of the bill, according to The Washington Post. |
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| House | Session 1, roll call 14: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act |
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