Safe Facilities Act

Summary

Safe Facilities Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide that no federal law, regulation, or agency action shall preempt any state law or regulation relating to the security of chemical facilities that is more stringent than the federal law, including any state law or regulation that takes effect after this Act's enactment.

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Timeline

1. 19 March 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 19 March 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 19 March 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 March 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.

   Source: Committee

5. 21 March 2007

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E599)

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 19 March 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 19 March 2007

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Sponsors

• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent State regulations governing chemical facility security.