US Congress House Bill 1302 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 27 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and conduct an exercise related to the terrorist and foreign fighter threat in order to enhance domestic preparedness for and the collective response to terrorism, promote the dissemination of homeland security information, and test the U.S. security posture. Such exercise shall include: (1) a scenario involving persons traveling from the United States to join or provide material support or resources to a terrorist organization abroad and terrorist infiltration into the United States, including by U.S. citizens and foreign nationals; and (2) coordination with relevant federal agencies, foreign governments, and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector stakeholders. DHS shall submit an after-action report, including any identified or potential vulnerabilities in U.S. defenses and requested legislative changes. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to require the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to be designed to include exercises addressing emerging terrorist threats, such as such a scenario.

Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2017

Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-03-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-03-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2303)
2017-03-24	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2441-2442)
2017-03-22	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. McSally objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2017-03-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1302.
2017-03-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2303-2304)
2017-03-22	House	Ms. McSally moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-03-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 20.
2017-03-16	House	Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-40.
2017-03-08	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-03-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-02	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-03-02	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1302/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1302/BILLS-115hr1302ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1302/BILLS-115hr1302rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1302/BILLS-115hr1302eh.pdf