Key Votes
HR 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA) - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Lamar Smith voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Dec. 26, 2007 Executive Signed
- Dec. 18, 2007 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- Nov. 16, 2007 Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 19, 2007 House Bill Passed
- June 18, 2007 Introduced
Family
- HR 2761 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA)
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 110-160 - Dec. 26, 2007
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (360-53) - Dec. 18, 2007
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - Nov. 16, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (312-110) - Sept. 19, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA)
Vote to pass a bill that changes and extends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIA).
- Extends the TRIA termination date from December 31, 2007, to December 31, 2022 (Sec. 2).
- Defines terrorism as an act agreed upon by the Attorney General and the Secretaries of the Treasury, of Homeland Security, and of State to be a violent act that is dangerous to human life, property, or infrastructure or was committed to coerce U.S. civilians or the U.S. government (Sec. 3).
- Adds that TRIA will provide group life insurance in addition to property and casualty insurance to cover losses caused by a qualified terrorist act (Sec. 3).
- Provides coverage for certain nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological events and establishes a table for the federal share of compensation based on the amount of losses (Sec. 3).
- Sets a minimum of $50.00 million of aggregate industry insured losses from an act of terrorism before compensation through TRIA will be delivered (Sec. 3).
- Limits the amount of federal compensation to $100.00 billion per year (Sec. 3).
- Provides that no private insurer that has met its insurer deductible is liable for additional payments in a year where aggregate insured losses reach $100.00 billion (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 18, 2007
Title: Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA)
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
- Emanuel Cleaver II (MO - D)
- Joseph D. 'Joe' Courtney (CT - D)
- Joseph 'Joe' Crowley (NY - D)
- Lincoln Davis (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Luis V. Gutierrez (IL - D)
- Brian M. Higgins (NY - D)
- Rubén E. Hinojosa Sr. (TX - D)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Darlene Hooley (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Stephen F. Lynch (MA - D)
- Tim Mahoney (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (NY - D)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D)
- Gregory W. Meeks (NY - D)
- Christopher S. 'Chris' Murphy (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven R. 'Steve' Rothman (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- Albio Sires (NJ - D)
- Melvin Luther 'Mel' Watt (NC - D)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
