Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 27, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2046-2048)
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019
This bill authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and requires specified steps to prevent and report on domestic terrorism.
The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism.
The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall each, in coordination with the committee and such offices (1) share intelligence to address domestic terrorism activities; (2) conduct an annual, intelligence-based assessment of domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions; and (3) formulate and execute a plan to address and combat such activities.
DOJ, the FBI, DHS, and the Department of Defense shall establish an interagency task force to combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | May 6, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 27, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2046-2048)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5514 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Senate | Text printed S2046–S2048 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Mar 27, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-609 | MASS VIOLENCE, EXTREMISM, AND DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY102 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 18, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46829 | Domestic Terrorism: Overview of Federal Criminal Law and Constitutional Issues | Report | Jul 2, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1931 | Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 3, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Hate crimes
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Military personnel and dependents
- Political movements and philosophies
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
