Key Votes
S Amdt 4999 - Security of Cargo Containers Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Richard Shelby voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (43-55) - Sept. 13, 2006 (Key vote)
Title: Security of Cargo Containers Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment that requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a plan for guaranteeing 100 percent of all cargo containers that pass through U.S. ports are scanned. The plan must include annual goals for increases in the percentages of cargo being screened.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 13, 2006
Title: Security of Cargo Containers Amendment
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Co-sponsors
- Evan Bayh (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph Robinette 'Joe' Biden Jr. (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
