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HR 1740 115th Congress House Emergency Management Child safety and welfare Community life and organization Fraud offenses and financial crimes Homeland security Religion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Urban and suburban affairs and development

Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act

Introduced: March 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred 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.
Mar 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) permit the use of Urban Area Security Initiative or State Homeland Security Grant Program grant funds to protect a faith-based community center or vulnerable populations, including children or the elderly; and (2) define "faith-based community center" as a facility operated by a nonprofit faith-based community organization for the provision of recreational, social, or education services to the general public.

The bill amends the federal criminal code to increase the term of imprisonment from 5 to 10 years for engaging in conduct with intent to convey false or misleading information that indicates that an activity has taken, is taking, or will take place that would constitute a violation of specified prohibitions, including certain prohibtions under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.

What's happening now April 6, 2017

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

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 15 Republican 3
Donovan, Daniel
· May 18, 2017
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · May 18, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 4, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 4, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2017
Faso, John
· Mar 27, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 27, 2017
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 27, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1740: Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1740/
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"H.R. 1740: Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1740/.
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H.R. 1740, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1740/.
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