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S 4320 117th Congress Senate International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency planning and evacuation Government buildings, facilities, and property Terrorism

Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022

Introduced: May 26, 2022 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
Jul 21, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022

This bill modifies various requirements pertaining to the security of U.S. diplomatic facilities. For example, each U.S. diplomatic mission must have an emergency action plan that addresses a range of threats. Currently, the plan is only required by statute to address the threat of large explosive attacks from vehicles.

What's happening now July 21, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4320: Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4320/
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"S. 4320: Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4320/.
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S. 4320, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4320/.
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