H.R. 5859: Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-14 · Emergency Management · 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 2016-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 537 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5859 (2016-09-21), 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

Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a grant program for emergency response providers to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the most likely terrorist attack scenarios, including active shooters against major metropolitan areas. DHS shall provide to eligible applicants: (1) unclassified information on such scenarios, and (2) information on training and exercises best practices. Recipients may use grants to conduct training and exercises consistent with preventing, preparing for, and responding to such scenarios. Emergency response providers in jurisdictions that are currently receiving, or that previously received, funding under the Urban Area Security Initiative may apply for such a grant. Eligible applicants receiving funding under the program may include in funded activities neighboring jurisdictions that would be likely to provide mutual aid in response to terrorist attack scenarios. Grant applications must include a description of how the applicant will work with community partners such as schools, places of worship, and businesses when conducting permitted activities. DHS shall make funds provided under this bill available for use by a grant recipient for a period of at least 24 months.

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Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 29 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5859, Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act (2016-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Tom Emmer (R-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 537 (2016): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5859 (2016-09-21): 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-114hr5859.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5859 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114