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H.R. 4564: Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

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H.R. 4564: Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-12-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-12-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 3 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4564 (2018-01-09), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to conduct a threat assessment of current foreign terrorist fighter activities. Such assessment shall include: (1) a detailed summary of current foreign terrorist fighter travel and trends, (2) an analysis of any country or region with a significant increase in foreign terrorist fighter activity, and (3) an analysis of foreign terrorist fighter travel trends in and out of Iraq and Syria. DHS shall submit a report of such assessment to Congress within 180 days after enactment of this bill.

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Official text

Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4564, Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017 (2018-01-19)

Cosponsors on this site

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

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] reported raising $904,294 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4564 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115