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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Apr 26, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 18, 2021 |
| Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Feb 19, 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.
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. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H538.
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Commission on Domestic Terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commission on Domestic Terrorism Act of 2021
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
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.
