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HR 2611 111th Congress House Emergency Management Department of Homeland Security Homeland security Nuclear weapons Radioactive wastes and releases Terrorism Urban and suburban affairs and development

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2010
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 20, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 20, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H225)
Jan 20, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H225)
Jan 20, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2611.
Jan 20, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H225-226)
Jan 20, 2010
Ms. Clarke moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 12, 2010
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 226.
Jan 12, 2010
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 111-389.
Nov 17, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 17, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 17, 2009
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology Discharged.
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology.
May 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 21, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations to the Director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Securing the Cities Initiative, including funding for: (1) each city in which the Initiative has been implemented by FY2009; and (2) additional Securing the Cities initiatives to be implemented in not fewer than two sites participating in the Urban Area Security Initiative.

What's happening now January 21, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Nov 17, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2611: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2611/
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"H.R. 2611: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2611/.
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H.R. 2611, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2611/.
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