Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 29, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management.
The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat.
DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.
Cosponsors 183
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2019 to Aug 22, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Feb 6, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Mar 12, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Mar 14, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 265 | Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jan 29, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency Management
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Mental health
- Terrorism
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2019Introduced in House
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