Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Sponsor: BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 - Provides for implementation of recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission). Title I: Homeland Security Grants - (Sec. 101) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to establish Homeland Security Grant Programs (consisting of an Urban Area Security Initiative and a State Homeland Security Grant Program). Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (the Secretary) to award Program grants through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Emergency Management Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 244 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | Won | 67 | 69.3% |
| Yea | Lost | 26 | 25.1% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.7% |