H.Res. 28: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation.

H.Res. 28: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-07 · Emergency Management · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 926 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES28 (2009-12-03), Passed. See all
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 1, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) should: (1) continue to enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; (2) continue development of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program; and (3) improve upon the success of the Online Learning Center by providing increased person-to-person professional development programs for persons responsible for securing our surface transportation systems against such attacks.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as well as other statutes, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 0 cosponsors

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House roll call 926 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES28 (2009-12-03): Passed

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres28.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres28 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111