H.R. 1684 - To Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2008, and for Other Purposes.

To Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2008, and for Other Purposes.

H.R. 1684 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
• Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
• Maritime Alien Smuggling Law Enforcement Act
• Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Sponsor

Bennie Thompson

Co-Sponsors

• Peter King
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Henry Cuellar
• Yvette Clarke
• Christopher Carney
• Ed Perlmutter
• James Langevin
• Loretta Sanchez
• Bob Etheridge
• Michael Rogers

Subjects

• Emergency management
• Actions and defenses
• Administrative remedies
• Admission of nonimmigrants
• Advice and consent of the Senate
• Aged
• Agriculture
• Airports
• Australia
• Authorization
• Bermuda
• Biological warfare
• Black colleges
• Border patrols
• Boundaries
• Budgets
• Business
• Buy American
• Canada
• Caribbean area
• Chemical warfare
• Child safety
• Child sexual abuse
• Children
• Civil liberties
• Civil rights
• Civil service retirement
• Communication in science
• Communications
• Computer security measures
• Computer software
• Computers
• Conferences
• Conflict of interests
• Congress
• Congressional hearings
• Congressional investigations
• Congressional oversight
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congressional-executive relations
• Consumers
• Cost control
• Cost effectiveness
• Courthouses
• Criminal justice
• Criminal justice information
• Customer service
• Customs administration
• Dams
• Data banks
• Deceptive advertising
• Department of Homeland Security
• Directories
• Disabled
• Disaster relief
• Disasters
• Dismissal of employees
• District of Columbia
• East Asia
• Education
• Educational exchanges
• Elementary and secondary education
• Emergency communication systems
• Emergency medicine
• Employee rights
• Employee training
• Employment of the disabled
• Encryption
• Europe
• Exchange of persons programs
• Executive departments
• Executive reorganization
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to education
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Federal aid to research
• Federal employees
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Federal office buildings
• Federal officials
• Federal-Indian relations
• Federal-local relations
• Federal-state relations
• Fire fighters
• Flood control
• Florida
• Food
• Food safety
• Foreign corporations
• Foreign policy
• Fraud
• Fringe benefits
• Geographic information systems
• Government contractors
• Government downsizing
• Government employees
• Government ethics
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Government procurement
• Government publicity
• Governmental investigations
• Health policy
• Health surveys
• Higher education
• Hispanic Americans
• Identification devices
• Identity theft
• Illegal aliens
• Immigration
• Indian education
• Indian law enforcement
• Indians
• Infrastructure
• Infrastructure (Economics)
• Injunctions
• Inspectors general
• Intelligence activities
• International affairs
• International cooperation
• International cooperation in science
• Israel
• Job training
• Joint ventures
• Labor
• Laboratories
• Language and languages
• Latin America
• Law
• Mandatory retirement
• Marine terminals
• Medical care
• Medical personnel
• Medicine
• Mentoring
• Metropolitan areas
• Mexico
• Middle East and North Africa
• Military vehicles
• Minorities
• Minorities in government
• Minority business enterprises
• Minority education
• Minority employment
• Missing children
• Nuclear terrorism
• Oceania
• Older workers
• Paramedical personnel
• Passports
• Pay equity
• Performance measurement
• Police training
• Politics and government
• Presidential appointments
• Presidents
• Public contracts
• Public health
• Public service advertising
• Railroad freight operations
• Railroad passenger traffic
• Railroad safety
• Recruiting of employees
• Research and development
• Research and development facilities
• Research centers
• Research grants
• Right of privacy
• Risk
• Rural affairs
• Salaries
• Science policy
• Scientific exchanges
• Searches and seizures
• Secret service
• Security clearances
• Security measures
• Sex offenders
• Signs and symbols
• Singapore
• Small business
• Social services
• Strategic planning
• Students
• Subcontractors
• Surplus government property
• Technological innovations
• Technology
• Technology assessment
• Telecommunication
• Terrorism
• Test facilities
• Textile fabrics
• Textile industry
• Tourism
• Trade
• Transfer of employees
• Transportation
• Transportation workers
• Travel
• United Kingdom
• Urban affairs
• User charges
• Visas
• Volunteer workers
• Wage restitution
• Weapons systems
• Women
• Women in business

Related Bills

• H.Res. 382 (110^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1684) to Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2008, and for Other Purposes.
• H.R. 1686 (110^th) : Department of Homeland Security Secure American Federal Equipment Procurement Act-Dhs SAFE Procurement Act
• H.R. 1717 (110^th) : To Amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to Establish a National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
• S. 3623 (110^th) : Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2008 and 2009

Major Actions

Introduced	3/26/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (16 proposed)
Passed House	5/09/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Brown, Corrine amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Terry amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the King (NY) amendment (A011) Failed by voice vote.	5/09/2007	DID NOT PASS by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Cardoza amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Van Hollen amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Castor amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Royce amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1684	5/09/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 216 voted YES 209 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1684	5/09/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 36 voted YES 390 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Homeland Security amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.	5/09/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1684	5/09/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 212 voted YES 209 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act	5/09/2007	This motion PASSED the House 264 voted YES 160 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act	5/09/2007	This bill PASSED the House 296 voted YES 126 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	3/26/2007
		3/26/2007	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
		3/27/2007	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Put on a legislative calendar	3/27/2007	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.
		5/04/2007	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 110-122.
	Put on a legislative calendar	5/04/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 72.
		5/08/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 382 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1684 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill.
		5/09/2007	Rule H. Res. 382 passed House.
		5/09/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 382.
		5/09/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 382 and Rule XVIII.
		5/09/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Dennis A. Cardoza to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		5/09/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1684 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now printed in the bill.
		5/09/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1684.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Thompson (MS).
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson of Mississippi amendment.
		5/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson of Mississippi amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. King of New York demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tom Davis of Virginia amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Davis, Tom.
		5/09/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tom Davis of Virginia amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Etheridge demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Langevin amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Langevin.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Andrews amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Andrews.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Andrews amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Corinne Brown of Florida amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Brown, Corrine.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Brown, Corrine amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Castle.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings of Florida amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Castle amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Stupak.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stupak amendment.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings of Washington amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA).
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Terry amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Terry.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Terry amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King of New York amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. King (NY).
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the King (NY) amendment (A011) Failed by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Cardoza.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Cardoza amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Van Hollen.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Hollen amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Van Hollen amendment (A013) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Mr. Thompson (MS) moved that the Committee rise.
		5/09/2007	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1684 as unfinished business.
		5/09/2007	After the Committee rose, various unanimous consent requests were presented and objections were heard.
		5/09/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		5/09/2007	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A014) offered by Ms. Castor.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Castor amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Lampson.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lampson amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Royce.
		5/09/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 382, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce amendment.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Royce amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
		5/09/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1684.
		5/09/2007	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/09/2007	Mr. Price (GA) demanded a separate vote on the Thompson (MS) amendment (A001).
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1684
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1684
		5/09/2007	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		5/09/2007	Mr. Dent moved to recommit with instructions to Homeland Security.
		5/09/2007	Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dent motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House inserting a section pertaining to automated targeting system for persons entering or departing the United States.
		5/09/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		5/09/2007	Amendment reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On agreeing to the Homeland Security amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1684
select this vote	Vote	5/09/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	5/09/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act
		5/09/2007	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1684.
		5/11/2007	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 146	Thompson, Bennie [D-MS2]	May 9, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on May 9, 2007.
	Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-136 and printed on pages H4687-H4690 in the Congressional Record for May 9, 2007. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 147	Davis, Thomas [R-VA11]	May 9, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment sought to delete section 407 of the bill which requires that identification cards, uniforms, protective gear, and badges of Homeland Security personnel be manufactured in the United States. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 148	Langevin, James [D-RI2]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-136 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Disability Coordinator at the Department of Homeland Security to enter a cooperative agreement with the National Organization on Disability (NOD) to carry out NOD's Emergency Preparedness Initiative. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 149	Andrews, Robert [D-NJ1]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment added job protection language for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 150	Brown, Corrine [D-FL3]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-136 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in awarding grants under the Urban Area Security Initiative, to consider the number of tourists that have visited an urban area in the two years preceding the year the Secretary awards the grant. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 151	Castle, Michael [R-DE]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to study select foreign rail security practices and the cost and feasibility of implementing selected best practices that are not currently used in the United States. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 152	Hastings, Alcee [D-FL23]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment provides for the establishment of a FEMA long-term recovery office in Florida for a period of no less than 3 years. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 153	Stupak, Bart [D-MI1]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on the status of the Integrated Border Enforcement Team initiative. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 154	Hastings, Doc [R-WA4]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment requires the Department of Homeland Security's strategic plan to include a plan for fulfilling existing National Laboratory infrastructure commitments to maintain current capabilities and mission needs. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 155	Terry, Lee [R-NE2]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 110-136 to require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to consult with states prior to sharing information on forthcoming grant awards, including when sharing information with the U.S. Congress. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 156	King, Peter [R-NY3]	May 9, 2007	Failed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 157	Cardoza, Dennis [D-CA18]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 17 printed in House Report 110-136 to express the Sense of the Congress that efforts to achieve local, regional and national interoperable emergency communications in the near term should be supported and are critical in assisting communities with their local and regional efforts to properly coordinate and execute their interoperability plans. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 158	Van Hollen, Christopher [D-MD8]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 110-136 to use such funds necessary to take all necessary actions to protect the security of personal information submitted electronically to the DHS website for the Travelers Redress Inquiry Program and other websites for the Department related to the program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 159	Castor, Kathy [D-FL11]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 19 printed in House Report 110-136 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with the State of Florida and other States, as appropriate, to resolve the differences between the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and existing access control credentials. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 160	Lampson, Nicholas [D-TX22]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment authorizes the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to assist the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in conducting reviews of inactive case files. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 161	Royce, Edward [R-CA40]	May 9, 2007	Passed by voice vote on May 9, 2007.
	Amendment requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement at primary inspection points at U.S. ports of entry the Stolen and Lost Travel Document database managed by Interpol. Show amendment details