JCAT Authorization Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act or the JCAT Authorization Act
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group and renames the group the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2019 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Oct 28, 2019 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Nov 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2019Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 170, October 28, 2019, page H8540.
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 reauthorize and rename the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group as the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- JCAT Authorization Act
- Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2019Introduced in House
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