CVE Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2015 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 or the CVE Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Countering Violent Extremism, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism.
The Assistant Secretary is responsible for:
- coordinating DHS activities to counter violent extremism across all DHS components and offices that conduct strategic and supportive activities to counter such extremism;
- establishing a program to craft strategic counter-messages to propaganda and messaging disseminated by violent extremists to communities at risk for radicalization and recruitment;
- serving as the primary representative of DHS in coordinating countering violent extremism activities with other federal agencies and non-governmental organizations.
- serving as the primary DHS-level representative in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering violent extremism issues; and
- providing guidance, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of DHS, regarding the use of grants made to state, local, and tribal governments under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism.
The Assistant Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Administrator of FEMA outlining the roles of the Assistant Secretary and the Administrator with respect to the administration of grants related to countering violent extremism.
The Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of FEMA and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of DHS, shall establish, and provide an implementation plan for, a grant program for eligible community groups and organizations to assist them in establishing counter-messaging campaigns targeting violent extremism. A community group or organization that has knowingly funded violent extremist activities or organizations known to engage in such activities is not eligible for such a grant.
The Assistant Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report for each of the next five fiscal years (beginning in the fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this section) on the Office for Countering Violent Extremism. Each such report shall include:
- a description of the status of the programs and policies of the DHS for countering violent extremism in the United States;
- a description of the activities of the Office to cooperate with and provide assistance to other agencies;
- the qualitative and quantitative outcome-based metrics used for evaluating the success of such programs and policies and the steps taken to evaluate the success of such programs and policies;
- a detailed summary of the organizations with which DHS conducted outreach to discuss countering violent extremism, an accounting of grants awarded by DHS to counter violent extremism, and an accounting of all training specifically aimed at countering violent extremism sponsored by DHS;
- details of the optimal level of personnel and funding for the Office;
- an analysis of how DHS's activities to counter violent extremism correspond and adapt to the threat environment;
- a summary of how civil rights and civil liberties are protected in DHS's activities to counter violent extremism;
- an evaluation of the grant program, including the effectiveness of grants in countering violent extremism; and
- a description of how the Office incorporated lessons learned from the countering violent extremism programs and policies of other foreign agencies.
Funds made available to the Office of the Secretary of DHS are authorized to be used for the Office for Countering Violent Extremism for each of FY2016-FY2020.
This Act shall terminate five years after the enactment of this Act.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2015 to Jul 16, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jul 14, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Jul 16, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2015Markup Jul 15, 2015Reported Nov 19, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-344.
- Nov 19, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
- Jul 15, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 6, 2015H.R. 2899, Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 15, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 103, June 25, 2015, page H4772.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-27 | THE RISE OF RADICALIZATION: IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FAILING TO COUNTER INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM?70 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jul 15, 2015 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2369 | Community Partnership Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2015 |
| S 2522 | A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to build partnerships to prevent violence by extremists. | Related bill | Jul 11, 2016 |
| HR 3075 | Countering Violent Extremism Grant Program Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 21, 2015 |
| S 3456 | Empowering Partners to Counter Violent Extremism Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2016 |
| HR 5611 | Homeland Safety and Security Act | Related bill | Sep 7, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Office for Countering Violent Extremism.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- CVE Act
- Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- CVE Act
- Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- First Amendment rights
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2015Reported in House
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
