US Congress House Bill 4240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 28 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress within one year on: (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and its subsets (e.g., the No Fly list) have been addressed, and (2) the extent to which additional changes may address or mitigate existing vulnerabilities. The study and report must include, with respect to the TSDB, information on: (1) timely integration of information, (2) increased demands for information, (3) accessibility to relevant agencies, and (4) identification of known or suspected terrorists by users.

No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-28	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-04-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-04-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2020)
2016-04-27	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4240.
2016-04-27	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2019-2022)
2016-04-27	House	Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-04-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377.
2016-04-15	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-495.
2016-01-12	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-01-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-01-08	House	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
2015-12-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2015-12-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-12-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4240/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4240/BILLS-114hr4240ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4240/BILLS-114hr4240rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4240/BILLS-114hr4240eh.pdf