H.R. 4564Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

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Sponsor: Clay Higgins [R-LA-03]
Cosponsors: 5 · 5 Republicans
Policy area: International Affairs
Committees: Homeland Security Committee, Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Jan 10, 2018 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

IntroducedDec 6, 2017
Passed the HouseJan 9, 2018
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to conduct a threat assessment of current foreign terrorist fighter activities. Such assessment shall include: (1) a detailed summary of current foreign terrorist fighter travel and trends, (2) an analysis of any country or region with a significant increase in foreign terrorist fighter activity, and (3) an analysis of foreign terrorist fighter travel trends in and out of Iraq and Syria.

DHS shall submit a report of such assessment to Congress within 180 days after enactment of this bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4564 as passed House without amendment on Jan 9, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 3

House Jan 9, 2018

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

Passed · Two-thirds required

413 Yea 0 Nay 18 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members431 members

Democratic193 members

Republican238 members

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Cosponsors5 · 5 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4564 and vote against it. 5 signed when it was filed.

RMichael T. McCaul [R-TX-10]Original

RJohn Katko [R-NY-24]Original

RMike Gallagher [R-WI-08]Original

RJohn H. Rutherford [R-FL-04]Original2026 profile

RBrian K. Fitzpatrick [R-PA-08]Original2026 profile