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
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
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 |
Committees 2
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 May 16, 2017 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2017Markup May 18, 2017 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 13, 2017 |
Actions 11
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, 2017Mr. Gallagher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 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, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7237-7238)
- Sep 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 18, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 18, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- May 16, 2017Introduced in House
- May 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Debate and remarks H7237–H7241Text printed H7237 | Mike Gallagher R-WI, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA, Scott Perry R-PA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Sep 12, 2017 |
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. 163, no. 84, May 16, 2017, page H4224.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 480 | Homeland Threat Assessment Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 4, 2019 |
| HR 2825 | DHS Authorization Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require an annual homeland threat assessment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Homeland Threat Assessment Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Homeland Threat Assessment Act
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
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.
