HR 1590
116th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Homeland security
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2019
Signed by President.
Oct 9, 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-64.
Sep 27, 2019
Presented to President.
Sep 25, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 24, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)
Sep 24, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)
Jun 5, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 109.
Jun 5, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-44.
May 15, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 2, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 1, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 7 (Roll no. 138). (text: CR H2930)
Apr 1, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2933-2934)
Apr 1, 2019
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.
Apr 1, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1590.
Apr 1, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2930-2931)
Apr 1, 2019
Mr. Thompson (MS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 1, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 28, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 13.
Mar 28, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-27.
Mar 13, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 13, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2019 | House · vote #138 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 394–7 | See who voted → |
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Plain-English summary
Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel.
The bill requires 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 include emerging threats.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 116-64.
Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1590: Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1590/
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