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PREVENT Act of 2021

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Aguilar, Pete Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Radical Extremist's Violent Endeavors Now and Tomorrow Act of 2021 or the PREVENT Act of 2021

This bill expands the duties of the Office for State and Local Government Coordination in the Department of Homeland Security to include, for purposes of countering violent extremist threats (1) providing training from specially trained clinical social workers, psychologists, religious and community leaders, and law enforcement personnel to assist local efforts in securing the homeland; and (2) in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, providing to state and local governments specialists, analysts, and agents trained to counter terrorism and white nationalism to assist local efforts at responding to such threats.

    What's happening now March 4, 2021

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

     Bill text 1 version

    Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

     Committees of jurisdiction 2
     Cosponsors 26
    All 26 Democratic 16
    D
    Gottheimer, Josh
    New Jersey · Oct 12, 2021
    Murphy, Stephanie
    · Sep 23, 2021
         D
    Watson Coleman, Bonnie
    New Jersey · Sep 22, 2021
         D
    Norton, Eleanor Holmes
    District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2021
    Spanberger, Abigail
    · Jun 16, 2021
         D
    Blunt Rochester, Lisa
    Delaware · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Carbajal, Salud O.
    California · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Carson, André
    Indiana · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Clarke, Yvette D.
    New York · Mar 3, 2021
    COOPER, JAMES
    · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Correa, J. Luis
    California · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Fletcher, Lizzie
    Texas · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Hayes, Jahana
    Connecticut · Mar 3, 2021
    Kahele, Kaiali'i
    · Mar 3, 2021
    Kilmer, Derek
    · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Levin, Mike
    California · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Lieu, Ted
    California · Mar 3, 2021
    Luria, Elaine
    · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Meng, Grace
    New York · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Moulton, Seth
    Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2021
    Napolitano, Grace
    · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Panetta, Jimmy
    California · Mar 3, 2021
    Payne, Donald
    · Mar 3, 2021
    Rice, Kathleen
    · Mar 3, 2021
    RYAN, TIM
    · Mar 3, 2021
         D
    Vargas, Juan
    California · Mar 3, 2021
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    U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1541: PREVENT Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1541/
    MLA
    "H.R. 1541: PREVENT Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1541/.
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    H.R. 1541, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1541/.
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