H.R. 4977 · 109th Congress
Save America's Ports Act of 2006
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2006-03-16
- Latest action
- 2006-03-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Summary
Save America's Ports Act of 2006 - Prohibits, for a two-year period, the entering into a contract for the operation of a seaport or other point of entry into the United States if a party to such contract is or would be: (1) a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism; (2) a foreign terrorist organization; (3) a foreign person who has committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism; or (4) an entity that is owned or controlled by such a government, organization, or person.