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H.R. 6713 (112th)

Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012

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Introduced

27 December 2012

Last action

27 December 2012 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]

Subjects

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Source updated

14 August 2025

Summary

Ensuring Scanned Containers Arrive in Ports Efficiently Act of 2012 - Amends the Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), on order to extend the date after which all containers loaded on a vessel destined for the United States must be scanned in a foreign port, to submit a feasibility study, including a cost-benefit analysis and an available systems assessment, on meeting such requirement.

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Timeline

  1. 27 December 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 December 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 December 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

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