3.0.0 2791 2018-02-03T23:59:58Z 2023-01-11T22:09:40Z Senate S S 2006-05-11 109 Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2005 109 1052 S 2006-02-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 364. Related bill CRS Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 109 2032 S 2005-11-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299. Related bill House 2006-05-12 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. Calendars 2006-05-11 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2006-05-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4473-4474) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. N I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2006-05-11 True S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2006-05-11 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2006-05-11 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2006-05-11 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2006-05-11 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2006-05-11 True B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. 2006-05-11 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2006-05-11 True B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2006-05-11 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2006-05-11 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2006-05-11 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2006-05-11 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2006-05-11 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2006-05-11 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2006-05-11 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2006-05-11 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2006-05-11 True T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2006-05-11 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2006-05-11 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2006-05-11 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-05-11 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2006-05-11 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2006-05-11 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2006-05-11 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2006-05-11 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2006-05-11 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2006-05-11 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-05-11 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2006-05-11 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-05-11 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2006-05-11 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2006-05-11 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2006-05-11 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-05-11 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2006-05-11 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-05-11 True K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2006-05-11 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2006-05-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2006-05-11 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2006-05-11 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2006-05-11 True B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2006-07-27 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Ammonia Animals Appropriations Authorization Automobile drivers Automobiles Biological warfare Boundaries Canada Caribbean area Chemical warfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Containerization Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation District of Columbia Dogs Drainage Economic assistance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Employee training Environmental Protection Evacuation of civilians Explosives Families Family services Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Fire prevention Foreign Trade and International Finance Freight Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Government liability Government paperwork Government publicity Identification of criminals Imports Intermodal transportation International Affairs Labor and Employment Labor disputes Latin America Law Law enforcement officers Lighting Marine safety Marine terminals Maryland Mass rapid transit Merchant seamen Merchant ships Mexico Motor buses National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) New York City Nuclear terrorism Passenger ships Performance measurement Poisons Police Railroad commuting traffic Railroad employees Railroad engineering Railroad equipment Railroad finance Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroad terminals Research and development Research grants Risk Sabotage Salvage Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Security measures Standards Tariff Technological innovations Technology assessment Terrorism Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation safety Transportation workers Tunnels User charges Whistle blowing Transportation and Public Works 00 2006-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2006-07-12T21:42:58Z Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 - Requires the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration to submit all public transportation security assessments to the Secretary of Homeland Security to review and augment such assessments.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish and update annually security improvement priorities; (2) conduct security assessments of all public transportation agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack; (3) conduct security assessments to determine the specific needs of local bus-only public transportation systems and of selected rural transportation systems; and (4) use information collected to establish the process for developing security guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to award grants: (1) directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements; and (2) to public or private entities to conduct research into, and demonstrate, methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from terrorist attacks against public transportation systems.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DOT receives timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against U.S. public transportation assets; and (2) award grants for research, development, and demonstration of technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from such attacks.

Rail Security Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary to establish a task force to complete, and make prioritized recommendations regarding, a vulnerability and risk assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation for identification of: (1) critical assets and infrastructures, and vulnerabilities and risks, to such assets and infrastructures; (2) vulnerabilities and risks specific to the transportation of hazardous materials via railroad; and (3) security weaknesses in passenger and cargo security, transportation infrastructure, protection systems, procedural policies, communications systems, employee training, emergency response planning, and any other area.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for certain system-wide Amtrak security upgrades.

Directs the Secretary to require rail carriers transporting high hazardous materials to develop high hazard material security threat mitigation plans containing appropriate measures (including alternative routing and temporary shipment suspension options) to address assessed risks to high consequence targets.

Maritime Security Improvement Act of 2006 - Establishes interagency operational centers to provide greater protection against terrorism at high priority ports.

Directs the Secretary to identify foreign assistance programs that could facilitate implementation of port security antiterrorism measures in foreign countries.

]]> A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Rail Security Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2006 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Maritime Security Improvement Act of 2006 Display Title A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security, and for other purposes. Placed on Calendar Senate 2006-05-12T04:00:00Z 2006-05-12 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. 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.