Port Security Act of 2006

Bill: 109-hr-4842
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2006-03-01 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Commerce
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Corporate mergers
Crime and Law Enforcement
Dubai Ports World aftermath legislation
Federal-state relations
Foreign corporations
Foreign investments
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Government ownership
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Governors
Infrastructure
International Affairs
Leases
Marine safety
Marine terminals
President and foreign policy
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: 
Port Security Act of 2006 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit a merger, acquisition, or takeover that will result in a foreign government-owned entity leasing, operating, managing, or owning real property or facilities at a U.S. port. Requires the President to: (1) report to Congress on the leasing, operating, managing, or owning of real property or facilities at U.S. ports by entities that are foreign government-owned; (2) provide notice to Congress and relevant public officials of the required mandatory investigation into whether a proposed merger, acquisition, or takeover could affect U.S. national security; and (3) provide for public comment with respect to such transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
action_date: 2006-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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: 2006-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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: 2006-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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: 2006-03-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and International Relations, 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: 2006-03-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-03-01
text: Introduced in House