Recognizing the exemplary contributions of the Gilmore Commission to the homeland security of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 108-hres-537
Sponsor: Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2004-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Disasters
EBB Terrorism
Emergency Management
Federal advisory bodies
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
International Affairs
Terrorism
Weapons of mass destruction

Summary:
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: 
States that the House of Representatives recognizes the exemplary accomplishments and contributions of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (also known as the Gilmore Commission) to improvements to the homeland security of the United States.
 
Urges Congress to: (1) implement the remaining recommendations by the Gilmore Commission, including the 20 additional recommendations made in its fifth annual report, &quot;Forging America's New Normalcy: Securing Our Homeland, Protecting Our Liberty&quot;, published in December 2003; (2) establish an advisory panel to report to the President and Congress on the adequacy of State, local, and private sector entities to respond to terrorist, environmental, and accidental catastrophes and the coordination of the response of these entities with that of Federal agencies; and (3) establish an advisory panel to report to the President and Congress on deficiencies in protection of the Nation's critical infrastructures and strategies to protect those infrastructures.
 
Urges the President to establish an independent, bipartisan oversight board to provide counsel on the effects on civil liberties of homeland security efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
action_date: 2004-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-02-25
text: Introduced in House