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A bill to provide a definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems.

Introduced: June 13, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 26, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2002
Received in the House.
Jun 26, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 25, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6046-6047; text: CR S6047)
Jun 25, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6046-6047; text: CR S6047)
Jun 20, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430.
Jun 20, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. With written report No. 107-166.
Jun 20, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 13, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5538-5539)
Jun 13, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5538)
Jun 13, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Federal criminal code to define vehicle, for purposes of criminal penalties relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems, as "any carriage or other contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land, water, or through the air."
What's happening now July 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 19, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2621: A bill to provide a definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2621/
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"S. 2621: A bill to provide a definition of vehicle for purposes of criminal penalties relating to terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2621/.
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S. 2621, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2621/.
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