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H.R. 3583 · 108th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent panel to assess the homeland…

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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

RBR BartlettSponsor
10 cosponsors · 6 D, 4 R
BCD Cardin ECD Cummings JAR Ann Davis WGR Gilchrest VGR Goode SHD Hoyer CRD Ruppersberger CVD Van Hollen AWD Wynn TDR Davis

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 21, 2003

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region. Requires the panel to: (1) determine whether the definition of National Capital Region used by the Department of Homeland Security should be modified to include additional areas, including jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia along Interstate Routes 270, 95, and 66; and (2) determine whether those jurisdictions should be taking actions to prepare for a terrorist attack in the Region, including the construction of necessary facilities, and if so, to make recommendations for appropriate funding.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an independent panel to assess the homeland security needs of the National Capital Region.

Latest action (Nov 21, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security (Select).

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 21, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.