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Port Security Improvements Act of 2003

Introduced: May 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
May 21, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 21, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1041)
May 21, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Port Security Improvements Act of 2003 - Makes available to the Secretary of Homeland Security for security enhancements at each port over each of the next five fiscal years 30 percent of the difference between the amount of duties collected at each port and the port's security costs.

Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to issue: (1) final regulations governing biometric transportation security cards within one year; and (2) regulations that establish a national minimum set of standard security requirements for each port in the United States, each facility in a port in the United States, and each vessel entering a U.S. port.

What's happening now June 9, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2193: Port Security Improvements Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2193/
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"H.R. 2193: Port Security Improvements Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2193/.
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H.R. 2193, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2193/.
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