US Congress Senate Bill 2369 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on December 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-08 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]

Community Partnership Act of 2015 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office for Community Partnerships, headed by an Assistant Secretary for Community Partnerships. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for: leading strategic and supportive efforts by DHS components and offices to counter violent extremism; developing a digital engagement strategy that expands the outreach efforts of DHS to counter violent extremist messaging; serving as the primary DHS representative in coordinating countering violent extremism efforts with other federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations and in coordinating with the Department of State on international countering violent extremism issues; providing guidance, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), regarding the use of grants made to state, local, and tribal governments under the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Grant Program under the allowable uses guidelines related to countering violent extremism; developing a plan to expand philanthropic support for domestic efforts related to countering violent extremism; and administering grants to counter extremism, as authorized below. DHS may award grants or cooperative agreements directly, based on need, to states, local governments, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, or institutions of higher education to support the efforts of local communities in the United States to prevent and counter violent extremism.

Community Partnership Act of 2015

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-08	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB2899 (Related) 2015-11-19 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
SB2377 (Related) 2015-12-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8548-8558)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2369/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2369/BILLS-114s2369is.pdf