S 3989 · 109th Congress · Emergency Management

Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-09-28· Sponsored by Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2006-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Homeland Security Trust Fund Act of 2006 - Establishes in the Treasury the Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Senate Finance Committee should report legislation that: (1) increases revenues by $53.3 billion during taxable years 2007-2011 by reducing income tax reductions for taxpayers with taxable incomes exceeding $1 million; and (2) appropriates such revenues to the Fund. Makes amounts in the Fund available for and authorizes appropriations for specified expenditures for: (1) supporting law enforcement, including for hiring additional Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field agents, customs agents, and rail police; (2) utilizing new technologies, including for consolidating terrorist watch lists and improving passport security, information sharing, and screening of airline passengers and ship and airline cargo; (3) protecting critical infrastructure and eliminating threats, including for hardening soft targets, reducing the risk of attack on dangerous chemicals, and responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters; and (4) preventing the growth of radical Islamic fundamentalism. Requires specified reports with …

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