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 182
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2019 to Aug 22, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Mar 21, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 30, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | May 8, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | May 8, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 8, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 10, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 10, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | May 17, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Sep 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Nov 26, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Mar 26, 2020 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | Aug 22, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Aug 22, 2020 |
Withdrew 1 Scott DesJarlais R-TN Sep 10, 2019
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 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.
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 H3914 | Katie Hill D-CA | May 16, 2019 |
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. 173, October 31, 2019.
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To develop a national strategy to prevent targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 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
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.