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Safe Facilities Act

Introduced: March 19, 2007 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E599)
Mar 20, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe Facilities Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that no federal law, regulation, or agency action shall preempt any state law or regulation relating to the security of chemical facilities that is more stringent than the federal law, including any state law or regulation that takes effect after this Act's enactment.

What's happening now March 21, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E599)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1574: Safe Facilities Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1574/
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"H.R. 1574: Safe Facilities Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1574/.
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H.R. 1574, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1574/.
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