HR 1302 115th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation Homeland security Terrorism Travel and tourism

Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017

Introduced: March 2, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 27, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 24, 2017

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

Mar 24, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2303)

Mar 24, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2303)

Mar 24, 2017

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2441-2442)

Mar 22, 2017

At 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Mar 22, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1302.

Mar 22, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2303-2304)

Mar 22, 2017

Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Mar 16, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.

Mar 16, 2017

Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-40.

Mar 8, 2017

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Mar 8, 2017

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Mar 2, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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.

What's happening now March 27, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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