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Bill116th CongressFiled Jan 14, 2020Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 5602

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

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What it doesSummary passed house (Sep 21, 2020)

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

What just happenedSep 22, 2020

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10](D-IL)Sponsor
179 cosponsors179 D
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  1. Sep 22, 2020IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. Sep 21, 2020FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Sep 21, 2020FloorH37300

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4583-4586)

  4. Sep 21, 2020Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. Sep 21, 2020FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5602.

  6. Sep 21, 2020FloorH30000

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4583-4589)

  7. Sep 21, 2020FloorH30300

    Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. Sep 21, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.

  9. Sep 21, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

    Armed Services Committee
  10. Sep 21, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

    Armed Services Committee
  11. Sep 21, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Homeland Security discharged.

    Homeland Security Committee
  12. Sep 21, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Homeland Security discharged.

    Homeland Security Committee
  13. Sep 21, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-526, Part I.

    Judiciary Committee
  14. Sep 21, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-526, Part I.

    Judiciary Committee
  15. Mar 11, 2020Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 2.

    Judiciary Committee
  16. Mar 11, 2020Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  17. Mar 10, 2020Committee

    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  18. Jan 28, 2020Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  19. Jan 22, 2020Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.

    Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee
  20. Jan 14, 2020IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.

    Armed Services Committee
  21. Jan 14, 2020IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.

    Homeland Security Committee
  22. Jan 14, 2020IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.

    Judiciary Committee
  23. Jan 14, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  24. Jan 14, 2020IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseSep 21, 202053

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

Introduced in HouseJan 14, 2020

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020 — Informed