Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005

3.0.0 378 2022-02-03T05:38:30Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z Senate S S 2005-02-15 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2005-04-21T20:00:13Z Markup by 2005-04-21T17:34:46Z Referred to 2005-02-15T20:48:44Z Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 109 2651 HR 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2005-04-21 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86. Calendars 2005-04-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2005-04-21 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-04-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2005-02-15 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2005-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1419) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-15 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 2005-02-15 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2005-02-15 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2005-02-15 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-02-15 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2005-03-16 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2005-04-19 False 2005-05-02T04:00:00Z S. 378, Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16488 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 21, 2005</p> 2005-05-02T04:00:00Z S. 378, Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16488 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 21, 2005 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 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 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-11T17:29:39Z 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 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.

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01 2005-04-21 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2005-08-11T14:57:41Z Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) 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 vessel.

(Sec. 5) Sets penalties for knowingly and intentionally: (1) 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 (authorizes the death penalty if death results from such conduct); (2) discharging or releasing into U.S. navigable water or onto an adjoining shoreline any dangerous 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 (authorizes the death penalty if death results from such conduct).

(Sec. 8) 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.

(Sec. 9) 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.

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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 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 S Senate Display Title Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 2005 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. Reported to Senate 2005-04-21T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2005-02-15T05:00:00Z 2005-04-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86. 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.