HR 4899
109th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative procedure
Containerization
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Freight
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Intermodal transportation
Law
Marine safety
Marine terminals
Marine transportation
Radiation
Railroad freight operations
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Mar 8, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 8, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Sail Only if Scanned Act of 2006 - Amends federal shipping law to to authorize an ocean shipping container to enter the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, only if the container is scanned with equipment, and secured with a seal, that meets certain standards before it is loaded on the vessel for shipment to the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Committees of jurisdiction
2