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HR 2471 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal justice information and records Intergovernmental relations Terrorism

TRACER Act

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Rutherford, John H. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 12, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7247)
Sep 12, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7247)
Sep 12, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2471.
Sep 12, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7247-7248)
Sep 12, 2017
Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 18, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 18, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Justice, to share with state, local, and regional fusion centers through the DHS State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Partnership Initiative, for homeland security purposes, as well as other relevant law enforcement entities, release information from a federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism.

DHS, prior to sharing such information, shall receive input and advice from DHS's Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Officer for Privacy, and Chief Intelligence Officer.

A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.

DHS shall coordinate with appropriate federal officials to provide state, local, and regional fusion centers with periodic assessments regarding the overall threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated in a federal correctional facility.

What's happening now September 13, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2471: TRACER Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2471/
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"H.R. 2471: TRACER Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2471/.
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H.R. 2471, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2471/.
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