3.0.0 2651 2019-11-15T21:33:29Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z House H HR 2005-05-26 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T21:12:37Z Referred to 2005-05-26T14:06:20Z Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 109 378 S 2005-04-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86. Related bill CRS 2005-07-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-05-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-05-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4119-4120) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 29 N C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2005-05-26 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 Energy Environmental Protection Explosives Fines (Penalties) Fraud Freight Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Infrastructure International Affairs Jurisdiction Larceny Law Life imprisonment Marine pollution Marine safety Marine terminals Marine transportation Navigational aids Nuclear fuels Nuclear terrorism Passenger ships Radioactive wastes Searches and seizures Sentences (Criminal procedure) Sentencing guidelines Ships Sports and Recreation Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Trucks Violence Water pollution control Weapons Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-05-26 Introduced in House 2005-07-11T17:31:09Z Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 - 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 law enforcement officer; (3) forcibly interfering with an authorized law enforcement action or providing materially false information during a boarding; and (4) willfully disabling a passenger vehicle.

Sets penalties for: (1) knowingly and intentionally placing in U.S. navigable waters a device or dangerous substance likely to destroy or damage a vessel or its cargo or likely to interfere with safe navigation or maritime commerce; (2) intentionally damaging or altering any aid to maritime navigation which endangers the safe navigation of a ship; 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 a terrorist aboard any vessel; (2) willfully causing destruction of, disabling, or interfering with the operation of a vessel or maritime facility; and (3) imparting or conveying false information concerning an attempt made to commit criminal acts related to shipping.

Expands the scope of a prohibition against theft of interstate or foreign shipments.

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.

Increases penalties for stowaways on vessels or aircraft. Prohibits bribery affecting port security.

]]> Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 Display Title Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To reduce crime and terrorism at America's seaports, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2651ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2651ih.xml 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.