Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017
Latest action · Feb 1, 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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 31, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a board to coordinate and integrate DHS's intelligence, activities, and policy related to its counterterrorism mission and functions. The board shall: (1) advise the Secretary of DHS on the issuance of terrorism alerts, and (2) meet on a regular basis to discuss intelligence and coordinate ongoing threat mitigation efforts and departmental activities.
The board's charter shall direct it to focus on the current threat environment and the importance of aligning departmental counterterrorism activities under the Secretary's guidance.
The Secretary shall appoint a Coordinator for Counterterrorism within DHS who shall: (1) serve as the chair of the board, and (2) report on the board's status and activities.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Jan 30, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jan 30, 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 Jan 13, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 31, 2017Mr. Katko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 31, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H781-782)
- Jan 31, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 526.
- Jan 31, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H781)
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 H781, H782Text printed H781 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, John Katko R-NY | Jan 31, 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. 9, January 13, 2017, page H547.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2262 | Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2017 |
| HR 4407 | Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | May 17, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a board to coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence, activities, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 31, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 13, 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.
