Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002
Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Lieberman D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 2, 2002
- Committee actionMay 22, 2002
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 24, 2002 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 440.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2452.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2452, National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002” on June 17, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 22, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13756
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2452, National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002” on June 17, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on May 22, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 17, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13756
- CBO publication date
- June 17, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2452, National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002” on August 14, 2002. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 25, 2002</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13943
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 2452, National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002” on August 14, 2002. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on July 25, 2002”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 14, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13943
- CBO publication date
- August 14, 2002
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 107-175 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 24, 2002.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 24, 2002 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/175
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action on establishing the Department of Homeland Security, see H.R. 5005, which became Public Law 107-296 on 11/25/2002.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2452, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2452
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
0d83c708f41d58d675d50f7b10c3fc413329ef14fc97ab79379a4b01851f3097
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats
1 of 5 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Max Cleland (D-GA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Harry Reid (D-NV), Arlen Specter (D-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
- S. 1202 (107th) Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 2001
- S. 803 (107th) E-Government Act of 2002
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- S. 1198 (107th) A bill to reauthorize Franchise Fund Pilot Programs.
- S.Res. 254 (107th) A resolution designating April 29, 2002, through May 3, 2002, as "National Charter Schools Week", and for other purposes.
- S. 1867 (107th) A bill to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.