Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
Latest action. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2006, including for: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (2) DHS management and operations; (3) critical infrastructure grants; (4) research and development; (5) border and transportation security; (6) State and local terrorism preparedness; (7) the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Legal Program and for additional immigration adjudicators; and (8) training State and local personnel to carry out certain immigration functions.
Title II: Terrorism Prevention, Information Sharing, and Risk Assessment - Subtitle A: Terrorism Prevention - (Sec. 201) Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to establish a consolidated process for conducting security screening and background checks sufficient to meet the requirements of all applicable DHS programs, including: (1) the Transportation Worker Identification Credential; (2) the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Endorsement credentialing program; (3) the Free and Secure Trade program; (4) NEXUS and SENTRI border crossing programs; and (5) the Registered Traveler program of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Subtitle B: Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement - Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Enhancement Act of 2005 - (Sec. 212) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to expand the responsibilities of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection (Under Secretary), including with regard to dissemination of information relevant to critical infrastructure sectors and information concerning the use of nuclear or biological terrorism to inflict mass casualties or other catastrophic consequences.
(Sec. 214) Requires the Secretary to establish a process for the alternative analysis (red-team analysis) of homeland security information concerning the use of nuclear or biological terrorism to inflict mass casualties or other catastrophic consequences.
(Sec. 215) Requires the Under Secretary to assign specified Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection functions to the Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis, the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, and the Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on May 18, 2005. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 19, 2005: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 109th Congress (2005-06), 482 of the 10,701 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.5 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CHRISTOPHER COX (R-CA) introduced it on April 26, 2005. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 26, 2005, 7807 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 7784 days ago, on May 19, 2005.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 109th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2007 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers