US Congress House Bill 5131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 22 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the extent to which the 2016 Biennial National Strategy for Transportation Security is reflected in federal transportation security programs. (Sec. 4) This bill establishes programs and reporting requirements to identify risks to facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide public transportation (surface transportation assets). It requires the Department of Homeland Security to: develop risk-based priorities informed by an analysis of terrorist and cyber attack scenarios, submit to Congress a feasibility assessment of employing new technologies to enhance surface transportation security, disseminate best practices to protect against the threat of a vehicle-based terrorist attack, and report on threats to transportation security posed by the use of security technologies by foreign countries. (Sec. 9) The bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a task force to identify and develop an innovative technology to enhance transportation security. The TSA must also submit to Congress and the GAO a strategy to guide operations of surface transportation security inspectors.

Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018

Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

2018-03-22 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 126 (Y: 409 N: 5 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2018-03-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-03-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 5 (Roll no. 126).
2018-03-22	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1768-1769)
2018-03-19	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2018-03-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
2018-03-19	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1669-1671; text: CR H1669-1670)
2018-03-19	House	Mr. Bacon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-03-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.
2018-03-19	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-602.
2018-03-07	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2018-03-07	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-02-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2018-02-27	House	Introduced in House

HB4474 (Related) 2017-12-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5131/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5131/BILLS-115hr5131ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5131/BILLS-115hr5131rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5131/BILLS-115hr5131eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2018126