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United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8037)
Feb 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Feb 1, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 1, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H256-257)
Feb 1, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to make grants to seaports to enhance security if the grant will improve security at the seaport or improve its efficiency without lessening security.

What's happening now September 29, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8037)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2006
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 6, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 8, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 12, 2005
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 12, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 8, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 14, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Feb 1, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 1, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 478: United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-478/
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"H.R. 478: United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-478/.
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H.R. 478, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-478/.
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