H.R. 4820: Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-21 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 164 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4820 (2016-04-26), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016

Plain summary

Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to incorporate the public statements of former violent extremists or their associates into its efforts to combat terrorist recruitment, including efforts to counter-message foreign terrorist organization communications and related community engagement and public education efforts. Additionally, DHS must coordinate with federal agencies and, as appropriate, engage nongovernmental and international partners in the identification and use of such public statements. It declares that nothing in this Act may be construed to require DHS to collect statements directly from former violent extremists or their associates.

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Official text

Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4820, Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016 (2016-10-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 164 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4820 (2016-04-26): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4820.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4820 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114