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Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 1, 2005
Star Print ordered on on the bill.
Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S157-168)
Jan 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S156-157)
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005 - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) Army special operations forces increases; (2) increasing foreign language expertise in the United States for the purpose of improving national security; (3) preventing terrorist financing; (4) prohibiting transactions with countries that support terrorism; (5) preventing the growth of radical Islamic fundamentalism, and promoting democracy and development in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia; (6) advancing U.S. interests through diplomacy; (7) the treatment of detainees, including establishment of a National Commission to Review Policy Regarding the Treatment of Detainees; (8) strategy for the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia; (9) non-proliferation programs, including Russian nuclear facilities and tactical nuclear weapons; (10) border protection, including border personnel increases; (11) seaport protection, including deployment of radiation detection portal equipment, tanker security, and acceleration of the Megaports Initiative; (12) first responders, including training for law enforcement personnel; and (13) prohibitions on war profiteering.

What's happening now March 1, 2005

Star Print ordered on on the bill.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 12: Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-12/
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"S. 12: Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-12/.
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S. 12, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-12/.
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