110th Congress / Bills / S 4

Title

A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes.

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Votes on this bill

Date	Chamber	Result	Vote
3/13/07	Senate	Passed	Session 1, roll call 73: On Passage of the Bill S. 4 As Amended; Improving America's Security Act of 2007
3/13/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 72: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 383; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes.
3/13/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 71: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 325; To ensure the fiscal integrity of grants awarded by the Department of Homeland Security.
3/13/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 70: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 294; To provide that the provisions of the Act shall cease to have any force or effect on and after December, 31, 2012, to ensure congressional review and oversight of the Act.
3/7/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 66: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 345; To authorize funding for the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Grants program, to require the Secretary to examine the possibility of allowing commercial entities to develop public safety communications networks, and for other purposes.
3/7/07	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 65: On the Amendment Collins Amdt. No. 342; To provide certain employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners, and for other purposes.
3/7/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 64: On the Amendment McCaskill Amdt. No. 316 As Modified; To provide appeal rights and employee engagement mechanisms for passenger and property screeners.
3/6/07	Senate	Rejected	Session 1, roll call 63: On the Amendment Leahy Amdt. No. 333; To increase the minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.
3/6/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 62: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Obama Amdt. No. 338; To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.
3/6/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 61: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 335; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
3/6/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 60: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 314; To strike the provision that revises the personnel management practices of the Transportation Security Administration.
3/2/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 58: On the Amendment Salazar Amdt. No. 280; To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
3/2/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 57: On the Amendment Sununu Amdt. No. 292; To expand the reporting requirement on cross border interoperability, and to prevent lengthy delays in the accessing frequencies and channels for public safety communication users and others.
3/1/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 56: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 298; To strengthen the security of cargo containers.
2/28/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 55: On the Amendment DeMint Amdt. No. 279 As Modified; To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.
2/28/07	Senate	Agreed to	Session 1, roll call 54: On the Amendment Inouye Amdt. No. 285; To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.