05 October 2001
Lawmaker Submits Bill to Create Office of Homeland Security
(H.R. 3026 introduced to House October 4) (220)
By Steve La Rocque
Washington File Staff Writer
Washington - A lawmaker who spent much of his working life as an
airline pilot has submitted a bill to create an Office of Homeland
Security within the Executive Office of the President.
Representative James Gibbons (Republican of Nevada) introduced H.R.
3026 into the House of Representatives October 4, in response to the
September 11 terrorist attack on the United States utilizing hijacked
airplanes.
Gibbons, who was a commercial airline pilot for both Western Airlines
and Delta, was joined by four other legislators in sponsoring the bill
which would create an office to "lead, oversee, and coordinate a
comprehensive national homeland security strategy to safeguard the
Nation," according to the Congressional Record.
The bill was referred to the House Committee on Governmental Reform,
the House Committee on Armed Services, the House Judiciary Committee,
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the House Select Committee on
Intelligence.
Gibbons sits on the House Armed Services Committee and the House
Select Committee on Intelligence.
(The Washington File is a product of the Office of International
Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site:
http://usinfo.state.gov)
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