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H.R. 4239: Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

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H.R. 4239: Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 700 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4239 (2015-12-16), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

Plain summary

Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit reports to Congress every 180 days for two years regarding foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad. The reports must include, with respect to each terrorist safe haven, the total number of: (1) foreign fighters who have traveled or are suspected of having traveled to the terrorist safe haven since 2011, including their countries of origin; (2) U.S. citizens present in the terrorist safe haven; and (3) foreign fighters who have left the terrorist safe haven or whose whereabouts are unknown. If a report is submitted in classified form, it must include an unclassified summary.

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Official text

Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] · 6 cosponsors

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Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr4239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114