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H.R. 1870: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize strengthening of local transportation security capabilities by assigning certain officers and intelligence analysts to State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset and improving the timely sharing of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Introduced
Mar 12, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Ordered Reported on Mar 18, 2021

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 18, 2021.

Sponsor

Nanette Barragán

Representative for California's 44th congressional district

Democrat

Text

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Source
Congress.gov

History

Mar 12, 2021
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Mar 18, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

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Passed House

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 1870 is 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.

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