Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
Homeland Security Act of 2002
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2002
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 25, 2002 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2794.
- Congress.gov noteFor further action on establishing a Department of Homeland Security, see H.R. 5005, which became Public Law 107-296 on 11/25/2002.Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 19, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 2794, 107th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/s/2794
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 19, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
36 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 36 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.
A. Allard (R-CO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Chester Lott (R-MS), Richard Lugar (R-IN), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Zell Miller (D-GA), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Donald Nickles (R-OK), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. William Gramm.
- S. 143 (107th) Competitive Market Supervision Act of 2001
- S.Res. 319 (107th) A resolution recognizing the accomplishments of Professor Milton Friedman.
- S.Res. 40 (107th) An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- S. 92 (107th) Drug Free Borders Act of 2001
- S. 1748 (107th) Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2001
- S. 1751 (107th) Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2001
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.