Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 24, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-108.
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 2, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2019
- To the PresidentJan 14, 2020
- Became lawJan 24, 2020Public Law 116-108
Summary
Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations (tax-exempt organizations and those determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack) for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
Cosponsors 104
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2019 to May 23, 2019; 92 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | May 2, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 2, 2019 |
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 2, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported May 30, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2019Discharged Dec 19, 2019 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2020Signed by President.
- Jan 24, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-108.
- Jan 14, 2020Presented to President.
- Dec 23, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2019Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7226)
- Dec 19, 2019Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7226)
- Dec 19, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 11, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 10, 2019Miss Rice (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 10, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4365-4367)
- Jun 10, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2476.
- Jun 10, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4365)
- Jun 10, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 30, 2019Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-92.
- May 30, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
- May 15, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 2, 2019Introduced in House
- May 2, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7226 | Rob Portman R-OH | Dec 19, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4365–H4367Text printed H4365 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Dan Crenshaw R-TX, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 10, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 10, 2019H.R. 2476, Securing American Non-Profit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019As passed by the House of Representatives on June 10, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 72, May 2, 2019, page H3441.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-72 | EXAMINING THE THREAT FROM ISIS AND AL-QAEDA50 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-61 | CONFRONTING THE RISE IN ANTI-SEMITIC DOMESTIC TERRORISM, PART II45 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Feb 26, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-58 | CONFRONTING THE RISE IN ANTI-SEMITIC DOMESTIC TERRORISM91 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jan 15, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-54 | UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF DHS PREPAREDNESS GRANTS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD54 pages | Homeland Security Committee | Jan 9, 2020 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11861 | Nonprofit Security Grant Program: Summary and Potential Issues for Congress Archived | Insight | Jan 26, 2023 |
| R46741 | Drug Pricing and Intellectual Property: The Legislative Landscape for the 117th Congress | Report | Mar 31, 2021 |
| R41142 | School Construction and Renovation: A Review of Federal Programs and Legislation | Report | Aug 31, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1539 | Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 11, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jun 10, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 30, 2019Reported in House
- May 2, 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.
