US HB4239 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 17 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Pending: Senate Select Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on December 17 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Pending: Senate Select Intelligence Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit reports to Congress every 180 days for two years regarding foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad. The reports must include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the total number of: (1) foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including their countries of origin; (2) U.S. citizens present in the terrorist safe haven; and (3) foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. If a report is submitted in classified form, it must include an unclassified summary.
Title
Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ] | Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. John Katko [R-NY] |
| Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA] | Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX] |
Roll Calls
2015-12-16 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 423 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-17 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. |
| 2015-12-16 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 700). (text: CR H9349) |
| 2015-12-16 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2015-12-16 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9357-9358) |
| 2015-12-16 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. |
| 2015-12-16 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4239. |
| 2015-12-16 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9349-9352) |
| 2015-12-16 | House | Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2015-12-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). |
| 2015-12-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB5077 (Related) 2016-05-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
