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H.Res. 1150 · 110th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines.

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  1. House Introduced Apr 24, 2008
  2. House Passed Jun 18, 2008

Urges the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our nation's rail and mass transit lines, as well as school transportation systems, including as provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; (2) continue development of…

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jun 18, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Urges the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our nation's rail and mass transit lines, as well as school transportation systems, including as provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; (2) continue development of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team program, with particular attention to the application of its training standards and the establishment of a reliable source of domestically-bred canines; and (3) improve upon the success of the Online Learning Center by providing increased person-to-person professional development programs for persons responsible for securing against such attacks on our transportation systems.

Urges TSA to give special attention to school transportation systems by working with school administrators, state and local law enforcement, and other representatives in the school transportation industry to keep children safe from terrorist attack.

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

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines.

Latest action (Jun 18, 2008): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 24, 2008

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  1. House Introduced Apr 24, 2008
  2. House Passed Jun 18, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.