Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-27Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2017-03-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-03-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2303)
- 2017-03-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2303)
- 2017-03-24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2441-2442)
- 2017-03-22At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. McSally objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- 2017-03-22DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1302.
- 2017-03-22Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2303-2304)
- 2017-03-22Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2017-03-16Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
- 2017-03-16Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-40.
- 2017-03-16Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-40.
- 2017-03-08Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2017-03-08Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-03-02Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-24 (81)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the U.S. security posture.
Such exercise shall include: (1) a scenario involving persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad and terrorist infiltration into the United States, including by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant federal agencies, foreign governments, and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders.
DHS shall submit an after-action report, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses and requested legislative changes.
(Sec. 3) The bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as such a scenario.
Cosponsors (12)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- John Katko (R-NY)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- John Ratcliffe (R-TX)
- John Rutherford (R-FL)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
- Thomas Garrett (R-VA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Homeland security
- Terrorism
- Travel and tourism
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