H.R. 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-09 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013

Plain summary

Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to revise the definition of an "act of terrorism" to mean any act that is certified as meeting the specified criteria for such an act by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in concurrence with the Secretary of the Treasury (currently, by the Secretary of the Treasury in concurrence with the Secretary of State). Extends the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2024 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014). Requires reports in 2017, 2020, and 2030 on the findings of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets pursuant to an ongoing analysis regarding the long-term availability and affordability of insurance for terrorism risk. Directs the DHS Secretary to: (1) provide to insureds under the Program, through the Secretary of the Treasury, timely homeland security information, including terrorism risk information, at the appropriate classification level and information on best practices to foster resilience to a terrorist act; and (2) conduct research to determine the extent to which such insureds, particularly insureds in critical infrastructure sectors, incorporate such best practices information into their business operations.

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Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · 7 cosponsors

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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] reported raising $928,245 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1945.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1945 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113