HR 2476 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019

Introduced May 2, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-108 Sponsor Bennie G. Thompson D-MS

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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.

  1. IntroducedMay 2, 2019
  2. Passed HouseJun 10, 2019
  3. Passed SenateDec 19, 2019
  4. To the PresidentJan 14, 2020
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-PAConor LambOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-TNJim CooperOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-OHTim RyanOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalMay 2, 2019
R-TXWill HurdOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NMXochitl Torres SmallOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 2, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisMay 8, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMay 8, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMay 8, 2019
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiMay 9, 2019
R-OHRobert E. LattaMay 9, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 14, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastMay 14, 2019
D-COEd PerlmutterMay 14, 2019
D-NJJefferson Van DrewMay 14, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertMay 17, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiMay 17, 2019
D-ILCheri BustosMay 23, 2019

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred May 2, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported May 30, 2019
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2019Discharged Dec 19, 2019

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2020Signed by President.
  2. Jan 24, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-108.
  3. Jan 14, 2020Presented to President.
  4. Dec 23, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 19, 2019Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7226)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7226Rob Portman R-OHDec 19, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H4365–H4367Text printed H4365Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Dan Crenshaw R-TX, Kathleen M. Rice D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXJun 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

  1. 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-72EXAMINING THE THREAT FROM ISIS AND AL-QAEDA50 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeJun 24, 2020
Serial No. 116-61CONFRONTING THE RISE IN ANTI-SEMITIC DOMESTIC TERRORISM, PART II45 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeFeb 26, 2020
Serial No. 116-58CONFRONTING THE RISE IN ANTI-SEMITIC DOMESTIC TERRORISM91 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeJan 15, 2020
Serial No. 116-54UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF DHS PREPAREDNESS GRANTS: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD54 pagesHomeland Security CommitteeJan 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1539Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019Related billSep 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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 11, 2019Referred in Senate
  3. Jun 10, 2019Engrossed in House
  4. May 30, 2019Reported in House
  5. May 2, 2019Introduced in House

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