Homeland Security Act of 2002 |
| Long title | An Act to establish the Department of Homeland Security and for other purposes. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | HSA |
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| Enacted by | the 107th United States Congress |
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| Effective | November 25, 2002 |
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| Public law | 107-296 |
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| Statutes at Large | 116 Stat. 2135 |
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| Titles amended | 6 U.S.C.: Domestic Security |
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| U.S.C. sections created | 6 U.S.C. ch. 1 § 101 |
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| U.S.C. sections amended | 150 sections amended |
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- Introduced in the House as H.R. 5005 by Dick Armey (R-TX) on June 24, 2002
- Committee consideration by House Homeland Security (Select), House Agriculture, House Appropriations, House Armed Services, House Energy and Commerce, House Financial Services, House Government Reform, House Intelligence (Permanent Select), House International Relations, House Judiciary, House Science, House Transportation and Infrastructure, House Ways and Means
- Passed the House on July 26, 2002 (295-132, Roll call vote 367, via Clerk.House.gov)
- Passed the Senate on November 19, 2002 (90-9, Roll call vote 249, via Senate.gov) with amendment
- House agreed to Senate amendment on November 22, 2002 (agreed)
- Signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 25, 2002
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The Homeland Security Act (HSA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296 (text) (PDF), 116 Stat. 2135, enacted November 25, 2002) was an act of Congress, introduced in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, that established the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized the US federal government. The HSA was cosponsored by 118 members of Congress. The act passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 90–9, with one senator not voting. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush in November 2002.
The HSA also established the secretary of homeland security as a cabinet-level position. The HSA imposed the largest federal government reorganization since the Department of Defense was created via the National Security Act of 1947 (as amended in 1949). It also includes many of the organizations under which the powers of the USA PATRIOT Act are exercised.