US Congress House Bill 4401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-01 - 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]

ALERT Act of 2016 Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terror Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training at state and major urban area fusion centers for the purpose of administering community awareness briefings and related activities in furtherance of its efforts to counter violent extremism, identify and report suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and more quickly identify terrorism threats, including the travel or attempted travel of individuals from the United States to support a foreign terrorist organization abroad. (A "fusion center" serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial and private sector partners.) (Sec. 3) The bill directs DHS to assess its efforts to support countering violent extremism at the state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. Such assessment shall include: a cataloging of DHS efforts to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial governments in countering violent extremism; a review of cooperative agreements between DHS and such governments relating to countering violent extremism; and an evaluation of DHS plans and any potential opportunities to better support such governments that are in furtherance of DHS's countering violent extremism objectives and consistent with all relevant constitutional, legal, and privacy protections. (Sec. 4) DHS shall notify Congress of the number of employees of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments with security clearances sponsored by DHS, including a detailed list of the agencies that employ such employees, the level of clearance held, and whether such employees are assigned as representatives to state and major urban area fusion centers. (Sec. 5) The bill prohibits the authorization of additional funds to carry out this Act.

ALERT Act of 2016 Amplifying Local Efforts to Root out Terror Act of 2016

Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-01	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2016-02-29	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-02-29	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: H1010-1011)
2016-02-29	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4401.
2016-02-29	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1010-1013)
2016-02-29	House	Mr. Loudermilk moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-02-29	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 334.
2016-02-29	House	Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-437.
2016-02-02	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2016-02-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2016-02-01	House	Introduced in House

HB5471 (Related) 2016-06-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB3072 (Related) 2016-06-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4401/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4401/BILLS-114hr4401ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4401/BILLS-114hr4401rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4401/BILLS-114hr4401eh.pdf