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H.R. 5823: Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act

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H.R. 5823: Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act

Plain summary

Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from providing any financial or other assistance or advice to, or otherwise engaging with, organizations associated with the Muslim Brotherhood or any individual or other person determined by DHS to be associated with it. DHS shall treat each person or entity named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the case U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation , any other organization that is a successor to such person, and any individual determined to be associated with such organizations as a person associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Official text

Naming the Enemy Within Homeland Security Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] · 1 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5823 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114