Homeland Safety and Security Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeland Safety and Security Act
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Partnerships to Prevent Terrorism (OPPT).
The OPPT shall:
- lead DHS efforts to prevent violent extremist activities and radicalization associated with the threat posed by radical Islamist terrorist networks, and their recruiting, radicalization, and propaganda;
- coordinate all DHS activities to counter radical Islamist terrorism;
- establish a counter-messaging program to craft strategic counter-messages to terrorist propaganda;
- serve as primary DHS representative in coordinating countering radical Islamist terrorism activities with other federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations;
- serve as the primary DHS-level representative in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering radical Islamist terrorism issues;
- furnish guidance, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (OCRCL), regarding the use of grants to counter radical Islamist terrorism; and
- coordinate with FEMA to administer grants to establish counter-messaging campaigns.
The OPPT, in coordination with FEMA and the OCRCL, shall establish a grant program to assist eligible community groups and organizations in establishing counter-messaging campaigns targeting radical Islamist terrorism.
DHS shall report a comprehensive DHS strategy and implementation plan to counter radical Islamist terrorism in the United States.
DHS shall issue a request for a proposal for a longitudinal study to aid it in developing a better understanding of radicalization that results in radical Islamist terrorism and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention.
DHS shall develop and conduct an exercise to achieve specified purposes related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat.
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 is amended require that the national exercise program to evaluate the national preparedness goal and related plans and strategies be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as scenarios involving U.S. citizens departing the United States to enlist with or give material support or resources to terrorist organizations abroad or terrorist infiltration into the United States.
The federal criminal code is amended to authorize the Department of Justice to notify and authorize law enforcement agencies or intelligence services to delay for up to three business days the transfer of a firearm or explosive to a person being investigated, or who during the past five years has been investigated, as a known or suspected terrorist.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall review annually the terrorist screening database to determine whether the identification of each listed individual is appropriate.
The State Department may not issue a passport or passport card to, and shall revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to, any individual identified as:
- a member of or otherwise affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization,
- one who has aided, abetted, or given material support to such an organization.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 3
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 Jul 1, 2016 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 1, 2016 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 1, 2016 |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Jul 1, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 2016Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Declaratory Statements H5023 | — | Jul 18, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4930 | Lloyd Doggett D-TX | Jul 14, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4494 | Jared Polis D-CO | Jul 7, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4293 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Jul 6, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4271Declaratory Statements H4277 | John Garamendi D-CA | Jul 5, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 106, July 1, 2016, page H4192.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 237 | FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2015 |
| HR 2020 | Treason and Passport Revocation Act of 2015 | Related bill | May 20, 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 2899 | CVE Act | Related bill | Nov 19, 2015 |
| HR 3075 | Countering Violent Extremism Grant Program Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 21, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent terrorists from launching attacks and obtaining passports, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Safety and Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Homeland security
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Political movements and philosophies
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2016Introduced 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.
