US Congress House Bill 630 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-18 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of State to report biennially on U.S. initiatives to build capacity in foreign countries to prevent travel by terrorists and foreign fighters, and accelerates programs to share equipment with countries to prevent such travel. The report shall include (1) an assessment of the countries of greatest concern, (2) data such as the number of flights from such countries to the United States, (3) information on existing U.S. programs to build capacity to prevent travel by terrorists in those countries, and (4) a plan for prioritizing U.S. resources toward the countries of greatest concern. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall accelerate provisions to foreign governments of (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection's global travel targeting and analysis systems and (2) the State Department's watch-listing, identification, and screening systems. DHS may provide equipment, training, and maintenance services related to such systems. DHS shall notify Congress when it provides such equipment to a foreign government, along with information such as the specific risk that will be mitigated by the system and the total dollar value of the equipment provided. The bill directs the State Department to report to Congress each year on countries that fail to meet minimum standards to combat terrorist and foreign fighter travel. The State Department is authorized to suspend certain foreign assistance to countries that do not make significant efforts to meet such standards.

Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2019

Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-18	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
2019-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/630/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr630/BILLS-116hr630ih.pdf