US HB495 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 20)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism. Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil liability if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity.

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Title

See Something, Say Something Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-02-28HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-01-26HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

HB963 (Related) 2011-09-12 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 131.
SB505 (Related) 2011-03-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB3116 (Related) 2012-12-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520.

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