S. 1214 (107 th ): Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002

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A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a program to ensure greater security for United States seaports, and for other purposes.

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Photo of sponsor Ernest “Fritz” Hollings

Ernest “Fritz” Hollings

Sponsor. Senator for South Carolina. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 19, 2002
Length: 71 pages Introduced Jul 20, 2001
107 th Congress (2001–2002)

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 25, 2002

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 25, 2002.

Pub.L. 107-295 Cosponsors

14 Cosponsors (13 Democrats, 1 Republican)

History

Jul 20, 2001 Introduced

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Aug 2, 2001 Ordered Reported

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Dec 20, 2001 Passed Senate (House next)

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Dec 21, 2001 Text Published

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Jun 4, 2002 Alternative Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3983 (107th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1214 (107th).

Jun 4, 2002 Passed House

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Jun 4, 2002 Text Published

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Nov 14, 2002 Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)

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Nov 14, 2002 Rules Change — Agreed To

This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 605 (107th).

Nov 14, 2002 Conference Report Agreed to by House

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Nov 25, 2002 Enacted — Signed by the President

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Sep 21, 2004 Reintroduced Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2279 (108th).

S. 1214 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1214. This is the one from the 107 th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 107 th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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