112th Congress > House > Vote 1382

Date: June 28, 2012

Result: 411-9 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 439

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Budget

Sponsor: HAHN, Janice (D-CA)

Bill number: HR4005

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 30, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Gauging American Port Security Act or the GAPS Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) conduct a study of gaps in U.S. port security and submit to Congress a report (in classified form but with an unclassified annex) that includes a prioritization of such gaps and a plan for addressing them; (2) share relevant information with designated points of contact from federal agencies, state, local, or tribal governments, and port system owners and operators in accordance with rules for the handling of classified information; and (3) help expedite the clearance process if a designated point of contact does not have the necessary security clearance to receive such information.

Bill titles: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security in the United States and a plan to address them.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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