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- H.R.5420
H.R.5420: Port Protection Act of 2002
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about international affairs
- Introduced Sept. 19, 2002
- Latest Major Action Sept. 19, 2002
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Port Protection Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to require the inspection, contents verification, and sealing by personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, at ports or airports outside the United States, of any cargo containers destined for the United States. States that the Customs Service shall not allow the entry of any noncontainerized cargo by any means other than a vessel or airplane until it has verified...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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| Sept. 19, 2002 |
Introduced in the House by Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) |