September 28, 2006
Freshman Chairman appointed to protect House interests in port security legislation

Rep. Dave Reichert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, was named to the House-Senate Conference Committee for the House-passed SAFE Port Act, which Chairman Reichert co-sponsored. Chairman Reichert joins Washington Senator Patty Murray as a conferee in representing Washington State’s interests in the legislation. The Conference Committee is meeting today to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the legislation. The final version of the bill is scheduled to be voted on tomorrow.