Homeland Threat Assessment Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2017
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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Homeland Threat Assessment Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to assess the terrorist threat to the homeland for each of the next five fiscal years.
Each assessment shall include:
- empirical data assessing terrorist activities and incidents over time in the United States;
- an evaluation of current and future terrorist tactics;
- an assessment of criminal activity suspected of financing terrorist activity;
- detailed information on all individuals denied entry to or removed from the United States as a result of material support provided to a foreign terrorist organization;
- the efficacy and spread of foreign terrorist organization propaganda, messaging, or recruitment;
- an assessment of threats, including cyber threats, to the homeland, including to critical infrastructure and federal civilian networks;
- an assessment of terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States; and
- an assessment of threats to the transportation sector.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 16, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | May 16, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7237-7241)
- Sep 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2470.
- Sep 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 12, 2017Mr. Gallagher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2825 | DHS Authorization Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2017Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
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