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Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019

Introduced: June 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 193.
Sep 10, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-89.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019

This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations (tax-exempt organizations and those determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack) for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.

What's happening now September 10, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 193.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2476 Related bill Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 3
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 22, 2019
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2019
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jun 19, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 23, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 23, 2019
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1539: Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1539/
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"S. 1539: Protecting Faith-Based and Nonprofit Organizations From Terrorism Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1539/.
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S. 1539, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1539/.
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