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H.R. 3654: Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015

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H.R. 3654: Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Star Print ordered on the bill.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Star Print ordered on the bill. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015

Plain summary

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the President to transmit to Congress a report on U.S. strategy to combat terrorists' and terrorist organizations' use of social media. The report must include: an evaluation of the role social media plays in radicalization in the United States and elsewhere; an analysis of how terrorists and terrorist organizations are using social media; recommendations to improve the federal government's efforts to disrupt and counter the use of social media by terrorists and terrorist organizations; an analysis of how social media is being used for counter-radicalization and counter-propaganda purposes, irrespective of whether such efforts are made by the federal government; an assessment of the value to law enforcement of terrorists' social media posts; and an overview of training available to law enforcement and intelligence personnel to combat terrorists' use of social media and recommendations for improving or expanding existing training opportunities. (Sec. 3) The President must also transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to counter terrorists' and terrorist organizations' use of social media, as committed to in the President's 2011 Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States.

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Official text

Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3654, Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015 (2016-01-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114