Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to report biennially on U.S. initiatives to build capacity in foreign countries to prevent travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, and accelerates programs to share equipment with countries to prevent such travel.
The report shall include (1) an assessment of the countries of greatest concern, (2) data such as the number of flights from such countries to the United States, (3) information on existing U.S. programs to build capacity to prevent travel by terrorists in those countries, and (4) a plan for prioritizing U.S. resources toward the countries of greatest concern.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall accelerate provisions to foreign governments of (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting and analysis systems and (2) the State Department's watch-listing, identification, and screening systems. DHS may provide equipment, training, and maintenance services related to such systems. DHS shall notify Congress when it provides such equipment to a foreign government, along with information such as the specific risk that will be mitigated by the system and the total dollar value of the equipment provided.
The bill directs the State Department to report to Congress each year on countries that fail to meet minimum standards to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel. The State Department is authorized to suspend certain foreign assistance to countries that do not make significant efforts to meet such standards.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Max Rose | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Dec 17, 2019 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019Markup Dec 18, 2019 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2019 | |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2019 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2019 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 18, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
- Feb 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 27, 2020H.R. 630, Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 18, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 9, January 16, 2019, page H678.
Printed hearings 1
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. 116-88 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3373, H.R. 5038, S. 1340, H.R. 4864, H.R. 4508, H. Res. 752, H.R. 2343, H. Res. 754, H.R. 630, H.R. 3843, H.R. 2529, H.R. 2444, H.R. 4331, and H.R. 3571260 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 18, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a plan to combat international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, accelerate the transfer of certain border security systems to foreign partner governments, establish minimum international border security standards, authorize the suspension of certain foreign assistance to countries not making significant efforts to comply with such minimum standards, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Aviation and airports
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Homeland security
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Natural disasters
- Sanctions
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- Visas and passports
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 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.
