Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007

The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (USBill|110|HR|1), is an Act of Congress. The Act implements some of the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission including mandating 100% inspection of all air and sea cargo entering the United States, and a new method of redistributing antiterrorism funding.

Legislative history

The bill passed the House on January 9, 2007 by a vote of 299-128-8. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/09/house.agenda/index.html House passes 9/11 Security Bill] , via CNN] cite web
title = H.R. 1: Improving America's Security Act of 2007
publisher = govtrack.us
url = H.R. 1: Improving America's Security Act of 2007
accessdate = 2007-08-11
] It later passed the Senate with an amendment by unanimous consent. The two chambers of Congress went to conference, and a conference report in which the bill was amended and renamed the Improving America's Security Act of 2007 passed the Senate 85-8-7 on July 26, 2007 and the House 371-40-22 the following day. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 3, 2007. It became Public Law 110-53.

hort titles

* Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
* Improving America's Security Act of 2007
* 9/11 Commission International Implementation Act of 2007
* Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 or the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007
* Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007
* Improving Emergency Communications Act of 2007
* National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007
* Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Act of 2007

ee also

*September 11, 2001 attacks

References

*USBill|110|HR|1
* [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll015.xml House Vote Roll Call] , Accessed January 13, 2007
* [http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200501243.html Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007] , on WashingtonWatch.com
* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-08-03-homeland-security_N.htm USA Today story on signing of the bill into law]
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Congressional_efforts_to_implement_recommendations_of_the_9/11_commission Congresspedia - H.R. 1]


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