H.R. 4239 · 114th Congress
Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act
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6 cosponsors · 1 D, 5 R
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- House Introduced Dec 11, 2015
- House Passed Dec 16, 2015 423–0
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Dec 16, 2015
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act
Latest action (Dec 17, 2015): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 11, 2015
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- House Introduced Dec 11, 2015
- House Passed Dec 16, 2015 423–0
Final vote · House · Dec 16, 2015
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan