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Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

Introduced: December 11, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Dec 16, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 700). (text: CR H9349)
Dec 16, 2015
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9357-9358)
Dec 16, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9349-9352)
Dec 16, 2015
Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 16, 2015
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 16, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4239.
Dec 11, 2015
Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 16, 2015 House · vote #700 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 423–0 See who voted →
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Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit reports to Congress every 180 days for two years regarding foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad.

The reports must include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the total number of: (1) foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including their countries of origin; (2) U.S. citizens present in the terrorist safe haven; and (3) foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown.

If a report is submitted in classified form, it must include an unclassified summary.

What's happening now December 17, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5077 Related bill Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • HR 6393 Related bill Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
  • HR 6480 Related bill Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Hurd, Will
· Dec 11, 2015
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Dec 11, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Dec 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4239: Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4239/
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"H.R. 4239: Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4239/.
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H.R. 4239, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4239/.
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