Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act
Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 30, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act
This bill directs the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment and reference aid regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.
The threat assessment and reference aid (1) shall be developed in coordination with DHS's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and other appropriate agencies and may be informed by existing products developed by such office and agencies; and (2) shall include an overview of symbols, flags, or other references utilized by adherents of foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.
The office shall share the threat assessment and reference aid with (1) state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials; and (2) owners and operators of online platforms to assist in identifying content that may be associated with a foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization that may violate the terms of service of such platforms, upon request from such platforms. Such office shall ensure that the threat assessment and reference aid does not contain the name or other identifiable information of any individual or organization engaged in lawful political or public discourse in the United States protected under the Constitution.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 29, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 29, 2020 |
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 Jan 30, 2020Markup Feb 12, 2020 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2020Discharged Feb 12, 2020 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2020 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 30, 2020Ms. Underwood moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 30, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5077-5078)
- Sep 30, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5736.
- Sep 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5077)
- Sep 30, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 12, 2020Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism Discharged.
- Feb 12, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 12, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- Feb 5, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Jan 30, 2020Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5077, H5078Text printed H5077 | John Joyce R-PA, Lauren Underwood D-IL, Max Rose D-NY | Sep 30, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 24, 2020H.R. 5736, Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on February 12, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 20, January 30, 2020, page H748.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 1, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 30, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jan 30, 2020Introduced 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.
