Landmark Chemical Security Legislation Passes House
Friday, November 06, 2009 - November 6, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 by a vote of 230-193. This bill reauthorizes the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) program to implement and enforce the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), which are currently set to expire in October 2010, and improves these standards in a number of ways. It also requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish parallel ... Read More >>
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- Committee Approves Bill Expanding Transportation Security Officers’ Workplace Rights 7/9/2009
- Lowey, Thompson, Jackson-Lee Introduce Expansion of Work Protections For Transportation Security Officers 4/2/2009
- Thompson Statement in Support of the Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act 3/24/2009
- Thompson Statement Recognizing Beverly Eckert 3/6/2009
- Thompson Statement Supporting the Employees of DHS 3/6/2009
- Homeland Security Authorization Measures Pass House 7/31/2008
- Critical Homeland Security Measures Pass House 6/18/2008
- Thompson Presses for Collective Bargaining Rights for All Front-Line Workers 5/13/2008
- Chairman Thompson Hails Passage of Coast Guard Authorization Act 4/24/2008
- Honoring the Employees of the Department of Homeland Security 4/9/2008
- Chairman Thompson Introduces The Safe and Healthy Emergency Housing Act of 2007 11/6/2007
- Thompson Hails Small Business Efforts 10/30/2007
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