3.0.0 495 2023-01-11T13:20:53Z 2023-01-11T13:20:53Z House H HR 2011-01-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of New York:H.R. 495.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall havePower to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.''Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: ``The Congress shall havePower to make all Laws which shall be necessary and properfor carrying into Execution the forgoing Powers, and allother Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ofthe United States or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H512]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-28T19:31:13Z Referred to 2011-01-26T15:02:40Z See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 112 963 HR 2011-09-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 131. Related bill CRS Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 112 3116 HR 2012-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520. Related bill CRS See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 112 505 S 2011-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2011-02-28 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] PETER KING R NY T. 3 N L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2011-01-26 True R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2011-01-26 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2011-01-26 True B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 9 2011-01-26 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2011-01-26 True W000811 Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] Joe Walsh R IL 8 2011-01-26 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2011-01-26 True Q000024 Rep. Quayle, Benjamin [R-AZ-3] Benjamin Quayle R AZ 3 2011-01-26 True L000576 Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] Billy Long R MO 7 2011-01-26 True M001179 Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] Tom Marino R PA 10 2011-01-26 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2011-01-26 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2011-01-26 True W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2011-02-08 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-03-01 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2011-03-08 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5] Richard Nugent R FL B. 5 2011-04-07 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-06-16 False R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2011-07-11 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2011-09-07 False Law Civil actions and liability Law enforcement officers Legal fees and court costs Terrorism Law 00 2011-01-26 Introduced in House 2011-04-22T22:45:45Z See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to grant immunity from civil liability to persons who, in good faith and based on an objectively reasonable suspicion, report suspicious activity indicating that an individual may be engaging, or preparing to engage, in a violation of law relating to an act of terrorism.

Grants qualified immunity from civil liability to any authorized official who observes, or receives a report of, such activity and takes reasonable action in good faith to respond, consistent with applicable law in the relevant jurisdiction. Provides that an authorized official not entitled to assert the defense of qualified immunity shall nonetheless be immune from civil liability if that official takes reasonable action, in good faith, to respond to the reported activity.

]]> See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 Display Title See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious behavior and response. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced See Something, Say Something Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr495ih/xml/BILLS-112hr495ih.xml 2011-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.