Expatriate Terrorist Act
Latest action · Mar 5, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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 24, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expatriate Terrorist Act
This bill establishes that certain acts deemed to support terrorism shall be grounds to lose U.S. nationality. Such acts include voluntarily (1) making a formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization, (2) serving in such an organization's armed forces, or (3) providing training or material assistance to such an organization.
The Department of State shall not issue a passport to any individual who is a member or attempting to become a member of a foreign terrorist organization, and shall revoke any passport belonging to such an individual.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 6, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Mar 6, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 145 | FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
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