3.0.0 1608 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z 2023-01-15T07:02:59Z Senate S S 2003-09-11 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-09-11T18:36:34Z Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2004 108 4008 HR 2004-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2003-09-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2003-09-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2003-09-11 True Crime and Law Enforcement Air piracy Airports Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Assassination Biological warfare Conspiracy Destruction of property EBB Terrorism Electronic surveillance Environmental Protection Federal installations Firearms Fraud Infrastructure International Affairs Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Mass rapid transit Railroad employees Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Violence Warrants (Law) Weapons of mass destruction Wiretapping Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-09-11 Introduced in Senate 2003-12-19T20:55:20Z Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit specified attacks and acts of violence against mass transportation systems and against railroad carriers, including derailing a train, placing a biological agent or toxin in or near a mass transportation vehicle, setting fire to a terminal, committing an act with intent to cause serious bodily injury to a railroad employee, and conveying false information concerning an attempt to commit such a crime. Lists circumstances resulting in aggravated offenses. Sets penalties for violations.

Authorizes: (1) the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications in cases involving domestic or international terrorism and involving other specified offenses (such as violence at international airports, an attack on a Federal facility with a firearm, and conspiracy to harm persons or property overseas); and (2) the use of an emergency pen register or trap and trace device in cases involving domestic or international terrorism or conspiratorial activities threatening the national security interest.

Modifies the definition of: (1) "Federal crime of terrorism" to include an offense that appears by its nature or context to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnaping; and (2) "international terrorism" to include listed actions that appear "by their nature or context" to be intended to intimidate, influence, or affect governmental conduct.

]]> Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 Display Title Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the penalties for terrorism against mass transportation and railroads and provide law enforcement with the tools to combat and prevent attacks on mass transportation and railroads. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Anti-Terrorism Protection of Mass Transportation and Railroad Carriers Act of 2003 Popular Titles Railroad Safety bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2003-09-11T04:00:00Z 2003-09-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.