Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (2007; 110th Congress H.R. 1)

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About the bill

Source: Wikipedia

The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110–53), is an Act of Congress. The Act implements some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission including mandating 100% inspection of all air and sea cargo entering the United States, and a new method of redistributing antiterrorism funding.

The bill also authorized the creation of Fusion Centers.

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Sponsor and status

Bennie Thompson

Sponsor. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 1, 2007
Length: 285 pages

Introduced:

Jan 5, 2007
110^th Congress, 2007–2009

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Aug 3, 2007

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on August 3, 2007.

Law:

Pub.L. 110-53

Incorporated legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

H.R. 1401: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

Passed House (Senate next) on Mar 27, 2007. 17% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 1269: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007

Introduced on Mar 1, 2007. 22% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 1543: Visa Waiver Modernization Act

Introduced on Mar 15, 2007. 80% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 653: Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act

Introduced on Feb 15, 2007. 77% incorporated. (compare text)

S. 763: Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

Ordered Reported on Mar 5, 2007. 34% incorporated. (compare text)

H.R. 884: PACTS Act

Passed House (Senate next) on Feb 27, 2007. 54% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Jan 5, 2007		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jan 9, 2007		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Feb 27, 2007		Source Bill — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 884 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1 (110th).
Mar 27, 2007		Source Bill — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1401 (110th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1 (110th).
Jul 9, 2007		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. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 26, 2007		Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House 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 Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. View Vote »
Jul 27, 2007		Rules Change — Agreed To This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 567 (110th).
Jul 27, 2007		Conference Report Agreed to by House The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Aug 3, 2007		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 1 (110th) 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.

This bill was introduced in the 110^th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 3, 2009. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 1 (110th): Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007