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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018

Introduced: September 28, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
Sep 28, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 28, 2018
Introduced in House
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Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018

This bill: (1) reauthorizes the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program, and (2) establishes a CFATS Recognition Program with the goal of leveraging CFATS regulations and industry stewardship programs to further enhance security relating to hazardous chemicals.

What's happening now October 17, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 5
Brooks, Susan
· Dec 3, 2018
Byrne, Bradley
· Nov 28, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Oct 23, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 16, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 12, 2018
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Oct 12, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 5, 2018
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 5, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 2, 2018
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 28, 2018
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6992: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6992/
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"H.R. 6992: Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6992/.
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H.R. 6992, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6992/.
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