H.R. 1210: Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act

Introduced:
Mar 15, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Progress
Introduced Mar 15, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 15, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
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Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

24% chance of getting past committee.
4% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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1 cosponsors (1R) (show)
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House Homeland Security

↪ Counterterrorism and Intelligence

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Full Title

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize the assignment of officers and analysts to certain State and urban area fusion centers to enhance the security of mass transit systems.

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Last updated Mar 15, 2013.
3 pages

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3/15/2013--Introduced.
Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make it a priority to assign DHS officers and intelligence analysts, including from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to participating state and urban area fusion centers located in high-risk jurisdictions with mass transit systems to enhance security of such systems by assisting law enforcement authorities in identifying, investigating, and otherwise interdicting persons, weapons, and contraband that pose a threat to homeland security.
Makes it a primary responsibility of such officers and analysts to create mass transit intelligence products that:
(1) assist law enforcement agencies in deploying their resources most efficiently to help detect and interdict terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and contraband at U.S. mass transit systems;
(2) promote more consistent and timely dissemination of mass transit security-relevant information among jurisdictions with such systems; and
(3) enhance DHS's situational awareness with respect to the threat of terrorist acts at or involving U.S. mass transit systems.

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