HR 4240 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Government studies and investigations Terrorism

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

Introduced: December 11, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

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Became law

Apr 28, 2016

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

Apr 27, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4240.

Apr 27, 2016

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

Apr 27, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2020)

Apr 27, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2020)

Apr 27, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2019-2022)

Apr 27, 2016

Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Apr 15, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377.

Apr 15, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-495.

Jan 12, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jan 12, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jan 8, 2016

Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.

Dec 12, 2015

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

Dec 11, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Dec 11, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 15, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress within one year on: (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and its subsets (e.g., the No Fly list) have been addressed, and (2) the extent to which additional changes may address or mitigate existing vulnerabilities.

The study and report must include, with respect to the TSDB, information on: (1) timely integration of information, (2) increased demands for information, (3) accessibility to relevant agencies, and (4) identification of known or suspected terrorists by users.

What's happening now April 28, 2016

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

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