Homeland Threat Assessment Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
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 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Homeland Threat Assessment Act
This bill requires 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 Jan 10, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8309 | Keep America Secure Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 10, 2019Introduced in House
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