H.R. 4239House114th Congress (2015-2017)Passed House

Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Intelligence (Select) Committee

December 17, 2015

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Introduced in House

December 11, 2015

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Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee

December 11, 2015

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Mr. LoBiondo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

December 16, 2015 • 11:55 AM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9349-9352)

December 16, 2015 • 11:55 AM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4239.

December 16, 2015 • 11:55 AM

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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

December 16, 2015 • 12:24 PM

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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9357-9358)

December 16, 2015 • 2:41 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 700).(text: CR H9349)

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December 16, 2015 • 2:49 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

December 16, 2015 • 2:49 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 700). (text: CR H9349)

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December 16, 2015 • 2:49 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

Intelligence (Select) Committee

December 17, 2015

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December 16, 2015 at 2:48 PM

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Majority required: 2/3 (66.7%)

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423 - 0

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Referred in SenateIssued December 17, 2015

IIB

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4239

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 17, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence

AN ACT

To require intelligence community reporting on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act.

Intelligence community reporting to Congress on foreign fighter flows

(a)

Reports required

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad.

(b)

Contents

Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the following:

(1)

The total number of foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including the countries of origin of such foreign fighters.

(2)

The total number of United States citizens present in the terrorist safe haven.

(3)

The total number of foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown.

(c)

Form

The reports submitted under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified form. If such a report is submitted in classified form, such report shall also include an unclassified summary.

(d)

Sunset

The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(e)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means—

(1)

in the Senate—

(A)

the Committee on Armed Services;

(B)

the Select Committee on Intelligence;

(C)

the Committee on the Judiciary;

(D)

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs;

(E)

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs;

(F)

the Committee on Foreign Relations; and

(G)

the Committee on Appropriations; and

(2)

in the House of Representatives—

(A)

the Committee on Armed Services;

(B)

the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence;

(C)

the Committee on the Judiciary;

(D)

the Committee on Homeland Security;

(E)

the Committee on Financial Services;

(F)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and

(G)

the Committee on Appropriations.

Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 2015.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk