Commission on Domestic Terrorism Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commission on Domestic Terrorism Act of 2021
This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Domestic Terrorism.
The commission shall
- investigate relevant facts and circumstances relating to the federal government's failure to respond to and prevent acts of domestic terrorism in the past 20 years, including relating to the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021;
- identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from such acts regarding the structure, coordination, and management arrangements of the federal government, and, if appropriate, state and local governments and nongovernmental entities, relative to detecting, preventing, and responding to domestic terrorist attacks; and
- report to the President and Congress.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to Apr 26, 2021, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Feb 18, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Feb 22, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Advisory bodies
- Civil disturbances
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against property
- Criminal justice information and records
- Emergency Management
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- Political parties and affiliation
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
- U.S. Capitol
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
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