3.0.0 2653 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z 2023-01-14T22:48:23Z Senate S S 2004-07-14 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-14T20:15:53Z 2004-07-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8122-8125) IntroReferral 2004-07-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8122) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE N S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2004-07-14 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2004-07-14 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2004-07-14 True H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2004-07-14 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2004-07-14 True Crime and Law Enforcement Air cargo Aircraft Armed Forces and National Security Arson Aviation safety Biological warfare Boats and boating Bribery Business records Capital punishment Chemical warfare Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Criminal justice information Destruction of property EBB Terrorism Energy Environmental Protection Explosives Extraterritoriality Fines (Penalties) Fraud Freight Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Infrastructure International Affairs Jurisdiction Labor and Employment Labor disputes Larceny Law Life imprisonment Marine pollution Marine safety Marine terminals Marine transportation Navigational aids Nuclear fuels Nuclear terrorism Oil pollution Passenger ships Radioactive wastes Searches and seizures Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Ships Sports and Recreation State laws Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Trucks Violence Water pollution control Weapons Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-09T20:06:49Z Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit: (1) entry by false pretenses to a secure area of a seaport; (2) knowingly failing to obey an order to heave to by an authorized Federal officer; (3) forcibly interfering with an authorized law enforcement action or providing false information during a boarding; and (4) willfully disabling a passenger vehicle.

Sets penalties for knowingly and intentionally: (1) placing in U.S. navigable waters a device or substance likely to destroy or damage a vessel or its cargo or likely to interfere with safe navigation or maritime commerce; (2) discharging or releasing into U.S. navigable water or onto an adjoining shoreline any substance that would endanger human life, health, or welfare or the marine environment; and (3) transporting aboard any vessel explosive, biological, chemical, or radioactive or nuclear material to be used to commit terrorism.

Sets penalties for: (1) knowingly transporting aboard any vessel a terrorist or terror suspect; (2) willfully causing destruction of a vessel or maritime facility; and (3) imparting or conveying false information concerning an attempt made to commit certain criminal acts

Expands the scope of a prohibition against theft of interstate or foreign shipments. Increases penalties for stowaways on vessels or aircraft. Prohibits bribery affecting port security.

Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase penalties for noncompliance with manifest requirements and to expand the scope of those requirements to cover any responsible party, including non-vessel operating common carriers.

]]> Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaport Act of 2004 Display Title Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaport Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to make it a criminal act to willfully use a weapon with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person while on board a passenger vessel, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaport Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-14T04:00:00Z 2004-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8122-8125) 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.