Bill107th CongressFiled Dec 13, 2001Transportation and Public Works
S. 1820
HERO Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 13, 2001)
Heroic Emergency Response Operations Act or HERO ACT - Amends Federal transportation law regarding annual fees collected by the Secretary of Transportation paid by persons transporting hazardous materials in commerce to stipulate that up to five percent of such funds annually may now be used for developing minimum national standards for, as well as to develop and conduct, security training dealing with commercial transportation of hazardous materials.
Limits to $1 million per fiscal year the amount available for supplemental training grants from the collected funds.
What just happenedDec 13, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13149)
Who’s behind it
Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA](D-GA)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
2cosponsors1committees3actions17subjects
- Introduced in SenateDec 13, 2001
- Dec 13, 2001IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13149)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Dec 13, 2001IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13148-13149)
- Dec 13, 2001IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate