Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1590
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-64 on Oct 9, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 7, 2019
Latest Action
Oct 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1590
Congress
116
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Louisiana
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
North Carolina
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on April 1, 2019
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
138
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct an exercise related to the detection and prevention of terrorist and foreign fighter travel.

The bill requires the national exercise program (a program to test and evaluate the national preparedness goal, National Incident Management System, National Response Plan, and other related plans and strategies) to include emerging threats.

Text (6)
Public Record
Record Updated
Sep 5, 2023 5:28:33 PM