Reaffirming DHS Commitment to Countering All Forms of Extremism
- Last Action
- 3/22/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-03-09Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1957)
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-09 (00)
Reaffirming DHS Commitment to Countering All Forms of Extremism
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from changing the name of its Countering Violent Extremism Task Force.
DHS may not make grants to counter Islamist extremism in an aggregate amount of more than $4 million in any fiscal year and shall ensure that any such grants made for a fiscal year are closely matched in aggregate dollar amounts in grants made to counter other forms of extremism for such fiscal year.
Cosponsors (12)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
Subjects
- Department of Homeland Security
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Political movements and philosophies
- Terrorism
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