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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 30, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Gauging American Port Security Act or the GAPS Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) conduct a study of gaps in U.S. port security and submit to Congress a report (in classified form but with an unclassified annex) that includes a prioritization of such gaps and a plan for addressing them; (2) share relevant information with designated points of contact from federal agencies, state, local, or tribal governments, and port system owners and operators in accordance with rules for the handling of classified information; and (3) help expedite the clearance process if a designated point of contact does not have the necessary security clearance to receive such information.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4005 as passed House amended on Jun 28, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Jun 28, 2012
Gauging American Port Security (GAPS) Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
411 Yea 9 Nay 12 not voting
Crossed both parties 9 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 8 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4005 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 4005 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
8 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.