H.R. 6664: Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-08-10 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-08-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2018

Plain summary

Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish within itself a Joint Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through threat assessment and management. The task force shall make recommendations relating to the most effective use of existing government infrastructure, workforce, and experience, unit support, training, and school violence prevention. The bill defines "threat assessment and management" as the systematic and evidence-based process of: (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence; (2) investigating and gathering information to assess whether such individuals pose a real threat; and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it. The bill directs DHS to award grants to governmental and educational entities and nongovernmental organizations to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.

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Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2018

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Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · 20 cosponsors

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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6664.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6664 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115