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Introduced
01/29/2019
01/29/2019
In Committee
03/25/2019
03/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To develop a national strategy to prevent targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.
AI Summary
This bill aims to develop a national strategy to prevent targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The key provisions include:
- Establishing a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force within the Department of Homeland Security to provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on developing and implementing the national strategy. The Task Force will be composed of experts from various federal, state, local, and private entities.
- Defining "behavioral threat assessment and management" as a systematic process to identify individuals exhibiting concerning behavior, assess whether they pose a threat, and manage that threat if necessary.
- Requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement the national strategy, which must account for diverse community needs and existing resources.
- Authorizing the Secretary to award grants to establish community-based behavioral threat assessment and management units to implement the national strategy.
- Authorizing appropriations of up to $25 million per year from 2020 to 2024 to carry out the implementation of the national strategy and the grant program.
The overall goal is to create a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach to preventing targeted violence through improved threat assessment and management practices across all levels of government and in communities.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (183)
Brian Babin (R)*,
Rick Allen (R),
Colin Allred (D),
Mark Amodei (R),
Cindy Axne (D),
Don Bacon (R),
Jim Baird (R),
Jim Banks (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Karen Bass (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Gus Bilirakis (R),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Kevin Brady (R),
Anthony Brindisi (D),
Mo Brooks (R),
Susan Brooks (R),
Ted Budd (R),
Michael Burgess (R),
Salud Carbajal (D),
John Carter (R),
Steve Chabot (R),
David Cicilline (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
James Comer (R),
K. Michael Conaway (R),
Lou Correa (D),
TJ Cox (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Jason Crow (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Joe Cunningham (D),
Rodney Davis (R),
Susan Davis (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Mario Diaz-Balart (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Lizzie Fletcher (D),
Bill Flores (R),
Jeff Fortenberry (R),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Mike Gallagher (R),
John Garamendi (D),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Anthony Gonzalez (R),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Jenniffer González (R),
Lance Gooden (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Kay Granger (R),
Garret Graves (R),
Al Green (D),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Michael Guest (R),
James Hagedorn (R),
Josh Harder (D),
Vicky Hartzler (R),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Kevin Hern (R),
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),
Katie Hill (D),
Kendra Horn (D),
Richard Hudson (R),
Will Hurd (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Dave Joyce (R),
Bill Keating (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Ron Kind (D),
Peter King (R),
Ann Kuster (D),
David Kustoff (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Conor Lamb (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Debbie Lesko (R),
Ted Lieu (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Kenny Marchant (R),
Roger Marshall (R),
Lucy McBath (D),
Michael McCaul (R),
Betty McCollum (D),
Patrick McHenry (R),
David McKinley (R),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Mark Meadows (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Paul Mitchell (I),
John Moolenaar (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),
Stephanie Murphy (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Ralph Norman (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Gary Palmer (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
David Price (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
John Ratcliffe (R),
Guy Reschenthaler (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Denver Riggleman (R),
David Roe (R),
Hal Rogers (R),
Francis Rooney (R),
Max Rose (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
David Rouzer (R),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Austin Scott (R),
F. James Sensenbrenner (R),
Donna Shalala (D),
John Shimkus (R),
Mike Simpson (R),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Abigail Spanberger (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Greg Steube (R),
Steve Stivers (R),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Bennie Thompson (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Mac Thornberry (R),
William Timmons (R),
Scott Tipton (R),
David Trone (D),
Fred Upton (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Filemón Vela (D),
Ann Wagner (R),
Tim Walberg (R),
Mark Walker (R),
Michael Waltz (R),
Randy Weber (R),
Brad Wenstrup (R),
Susan Wild (D),
Roger Williams (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
Rob Wittman (R),
Rob Woodall (R),
Ron Wright (R),
Ted Yoho (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 03/25/2019)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/838/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr838/BILLS-116hr838ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr838/BILLS-116hr838ih.pdf.pdf |
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