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S. 964 117th Congress Senate

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Inves… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.

Introduced: March 24, 2021 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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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.
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Mar 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1773-1774)
Mar 24, 2021
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 Latest action March 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1773-1774)

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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021

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.

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 963 Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021
  • S 4255 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
  • HR 350 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 964: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-964/
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"S. 964: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-964/.
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S. 964, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-964/.
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