Skip to main content
HRES 429 112th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Homeland security Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Iran Latin America Lebanon Middle East Terrorism Western Hemisphere

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Western Hemisphere should be included in the Administration's 2012 National Strategy for Counterterrorism's "Area of Focus", with specific attention on the counterterrorism threat to the homeland emanating from Iran's growing presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 11, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Oct 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
Oct 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 11, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that there exists significant cause for concern and further investigation of counterterrorism threats from Iran's growing influence in the Western Hemisphere.

Urges the the Administration to: (1) include the Western Hemisphere in the Administration's 2012 National Strategy for Counterterrorism's "Area of Focus" with specific attention to Iran's presence and activities in the Western Hemisphere; (2) utilize an existing counterterrorism task force to be led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to examine such presence and activities, including within the United States; and (3) provide Congress with a comprehensive counterterrorism and counter-radicalization strategy to defend U.S. geostrategic interests and defeat Iranian interests in the Western Hemisphere.

What's happening now October 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3