H.R. 4553: Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-05 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-494, Part I.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-494, Part I. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017

Plain summary

Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6. Such review shall include: (1) identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination, and of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts, between the NTC and the TSC; (2) recommendations on how the NTC and the TSC may better support and complement one another; (3) a cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC; and (4) an assessment of the protocols within the NTC and the TSC on how to receive and utilize information provided by federal departments and agencies.

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Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4553, Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017 (2018-01-18)

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Clay Higgins (R-LA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr4553.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4553 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115