US Congress House Bill 2470 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 13 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Homeland Threat Assessment Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to assess the terrorist threat to the homeland for each of the next five fiscal years. Each assessment shall include: empirical data assessing terrorist activities and incidents over time in the United States; an evaluation of current and future terrorist tactics; an assessment of criminal activity suspected of financing terrorist activity; detailed information on all individuals denied entry to or removed from the United States as a result of material support provided to a foreign terrorist organization; the efficacy and spread of foreign terrorist organization propaganda, messaging, or recruitment; an assessment of threats, including cyber threats, to the homeland, including to critical infrastructure and federal civilian networks; an assessment of terrorism and criminal threats posed by individuals and organized groups seeking to unlawfully enter the United States; and an assessment of threats to the transportation sector.

Homeland Threat Assessment Act

Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-09-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-09-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7237-7238)
2017-09-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2470.
2017-09-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7237-7241)
2017-09-12	House	Mr. Gallagher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-05-18	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-05-18	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
2017-05-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-05-16	House	Introduced in House

HB2825 (Related) 2018-11-13 - By Senator Johnson from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-351.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2470/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2470/BILLS-115hr2470ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2470/BILLS-115hr2470eh.pdf