HR 2360 - Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act - National Key Vote
Steve LaTourette voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Oct. 18, 2005
- Senate Conference Report Adopted
- Oct. 7, 2005
- House Conference Report Adopted
- Oct. 6, 2005
- Senate Bill Passed
- July 14, 2005
- House Bill Passed
- May 17, 2005
- Introduced
- May 13, 2005
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Title: Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $34.55 billion for the Department of Homeland Security.
Highlights:
- Appropriates $7.88 billion for the United States Coast Guard.
- Appropriates $6.5 billion for preparedness and recovery, including state and local program grants, firefighter assistance grants, and emergency preparedness and response.
- Appropriates $6.01 billion for customs and border protection.
- Appropriates $5.06 billion for the Transportation Security Administration.
- Appropriates $4.29 billion for immigration and customs enforcement.
- Appropriates $2.61 billion for research and development, training, assessments, and other services for science and technology.
- Appropriates $1.5 billion in emergency funding for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Appropriates $1.19 billion for the United States Secret Service.
- Appropriates $658 million for the Department of Management and Operations.
- Appropriates $349 million for border and transportation security.
- Appropriates $100 million for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail, and transit security grants.
- Preserves pre-9/11 grant programs for traditional first responders (Sec. 604).
- Establishes a "Threat Based Homeland Security Grant Program" (Sec. 604).
- Allocates money to address acts of terrorism or catastrophic events while specifying that monies cannot be used for ongoing emergency response or preventative measures (Sec. 604).
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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Title: Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $34.5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security.
Highlights:
- Limits the Transportation Security Agency to 45,000 employees.
- Appropriates $7.5 billion for the United States Coast Guard.
- Appropriates $6.7 billion for preparedness and recovery, including state and local program grants, firefighter assistance grants, and emergency preparedness and response.
- Appropriates $5.8 billion for customs and border protection.
- Appropriates $5.3 billion for the Transportation Security Administration.
- Appropriates $4.3 billion for immigration and customs enforcement.
- Appropriates $2.6 billion for research and development, training, assessments, and services.
- Appropriates $1.2 billion for the United States Secret Service.
- Appropriates $685 million for the Department of Management and Operations.
- Appropriates $422 million for border and transportation security.
- Appropriates $200 million, which is subtracted from various office and agency budgets, to fund the REAL ID Act of 2005.
- Implements a security plan to allow general aviation aircraft to land and take off at Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport (Sec. 524).
Title: Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act