Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2019
Latest action · May 20, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress within 60 days indicating (1) whether the Muslim Brotherhood meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) if not, which criteria have not been met.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2019 to Dec 19, 2019; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Apr 30, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 165, no. 70, April 30, 2019, page H3340.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33003 | Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations | Report | Feb 25, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4939 | Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act | Related bill | Dec 1, 2020 |
| HR 5840 | Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2019Introduced 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.
