US Congress House Bill 192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-06-03 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides statutory authority for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program, an interagency program launched in 2005 to partner with countries in the Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa to counter terrorism and violent extremism. The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development, shall establish the partnership program, which must coordinate all U.S. programs in North and West Africa related to various counterterrorism activities, such as building foreign-military capacity, enhancing border security, promoting youth employment, and supporting independent media to counter terrorist propaganda. The State Department must submit comprehensive, five-year strategies that include specified activities for the Sahel and Maghreb regions and for program counterterrorism efforts. Further, program activities must, among other things (1) be carried out in countries where there is an adequate level of partner country committment, and (2) have clearly defined outcomes and specific plans with indicators to regularly monitor and evaluate outcomes and impact. Such activities must also take into account the counterterrorism and development strategies of partner countries and align with such strategies to the extent possible. The State Department shall notify Congress before obligating funds for such programs, and must submit annual reports about program activities.

Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.
2020-06-03	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2020-05-21	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-01-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-01-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-10	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H432-433)
2019-01-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 192.
2019-01-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H432-434)
2019-01-10	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/192/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr192/BILLS-116hr192ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr192/BILLS-116hr192eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr192/BILLS-116hr192rs.pdf