H.R. 3678: To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations and security directives using emergency procedures.

H.R. 3678: To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations and security directives using emergency procedures.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-09-30 · Emergency Management · Latest: Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2200 as an amendment during House consideration on and adopted by a recorded vote of 219 yeas and 211 noes (Roll Call Vote No. 304)..

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-09-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2200 as an amendment during House consideration on and adopted by a recorded vote of 219 yeas and 211 noes (Roll Call Vote No. 304).. (final step reached)
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Official title

To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations and security directives using emergency procedures.

Plain summary

Revises the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to immediately issue, rescind, and revise regulations and security directives to protect transportation security during an emergency. Requires the Assistant Secretary to issue such emergency regulations and directives, instead, in cases of imminent threat of finite duration. Declares that review of emergency regulations and directives by the Transportation Security Oversight Board (authorized by existing law) shall determine, specifically, if a regulation or security directive is needed to respond to an imminent threat of finite duration. Revises factors the Assistant Secretary must consider in issuing, rescinding, or revising a regulation or security directive. Requires the Assistant Secretary to consider whether a regulation or security directive will remain in force for more than a 90-day period, and whether it will require revision in the subsequent 90-day period. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary, if it is not feasible to make such an estimate, to waive requirements for an analysis of whether the estimated costs of such regulations and directives are excessive in contrast to the number of lives save by the regulations or directives.

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To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations and security directives using emergency procedures.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · 4 cosponsors

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Sam Graves (R-MO)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3678.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr3678 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111