ALERT Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 22, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terror Act of 2017 or the ALERT Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training at state and major urban area fusion centers for the purpose of administering community awareness briefings and related activities in furtherance of its efforts to counter radicalization, identify and report suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and more quickly identify terrorism threats, including the travel or attempted travel of individuals from the United States to support a foreign terrorist organization abroad. (A "fusion center" serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners.)
The bill directs DHS to assess its efforts to support countering radicalization at the state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. Such assessment shall include:
- a cataloging of DHS efforts to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in countering radicalization;
- a review of cooperative agreements between DHS and such governments relating to countering radicalization; and
- an evaluation of DHS plans and any potential opportunities to better support such governments that are in furtherance of DHS's countering radicalization objectives and consistent with all relevant constitutional, legal, and privacy protections.
DHS shall notify Congress of the number of employees of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments with security clearances sponsored by DHS, including a detailed list of the agencies that employ such employees, the levels of clearance held, and whether such employees are assigned as representatives to state and major urban area fusion centers.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to May 18, 2017, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 18, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Political movements and philosophies
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
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