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S. 12 (109th)

Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

24 January 2005

Last action

1 March 2005 · Floor

Status

Star Print ordered on on the bill.

Sponsors

Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

Subjects

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Source updated

15 August 2025

Summary

Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005 - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) Army special operations forces increases; (2) increasing foreign language expertise in the United States for the purpose of improving national security; (3) preventing terrorist financing; (4) prohibiting transactions with countries that support terrorism; (5) preventing the growth of radical Islamic fundamentalism, and promoting democracy and development in the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia; (6) advancing U.S. interests through diplomacy; (7) the treatment of detainees, including establishment of a National Commission to Review Policy Regarding the Treatment of Detainees; (8) strategy for the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia; (9) non-proliferation programs, including Russian nuclear facilities and tactical nuclear weapons; (10) border protection, including border personnel increases; (11) seaport protection, including deployment of radiation detection portal equipment, tanker security, and acceleration of the Megaports Initiative; (12) first responders, including training for law enforcement personnel; and (13) prohibitions on war profiteering.

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Timeline

  1. 24 January 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S156-157)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 January 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 January 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S157-168)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 March 2005

    Floor

    Star Print ordered on on the bill.

    Source: Floor

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Introduced in Senate (text)

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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