Skip to main content
S 4255 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022

Introduced: May 18, 2022 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 18, 2022
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Additionally, DOJ must make training on prosecuting domestic terrorism available to its prosecutors and to assistant U.S. attorneys.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

What's happening now May 18, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 964 Related bill Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021
  • HR 350 Related bill Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jun 6, 2022
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 25, 2022
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 25, 2022
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 24, 2022
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 24, 2022
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2022
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 24, 2022
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 19, 2022
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 19, 2022
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 18, 2022
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 18, 2022
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 18, 2022
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 18, 2022
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 18, 2022
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 18, 2022
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 18, 2022
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · May 18, 2022
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 18, 2022
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4255: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4255/
MLA
"S. 4255: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4255/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 4255, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4255/.
Markdown link
[S. 4255: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4255/)
Report a problem