US Congress House Bill 4555 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 10 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-10 - 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]

DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assign DHS personnel to participate in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces to: (1) facilitate the sharing of counterterrorism information; and (2) combat the threat of terrorism and associated risks to the United States stemming from overseas sources of conflict or terrorism, as determined by DHS. (Sec. 3) DHS shall report, by 18 months after this bill's enactment and annually thereafter for 3 years, on activities carried out pursuant to this bill.

DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017

Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Thomas Garrett [R-VA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2018-01-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-01-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H46)
2018-01-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4555.
2018-01-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H46-47)
2018-01-09	House	Mr. Rutherford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-01-09	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
2018-01-09	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-499.
2017-12-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-12-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-12-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-12-05	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4555/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4555/BILLS-115hr4555ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4555/BILLS-115hr4555rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4555/BILLS-115hr4555eh.pdf