H.R. 5736: Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-30 · 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 2020-01-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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

Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

Plain summary

Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act This bill directs the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment and reference aid regarding threats to the United States associated with foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. The threat assessment and reference aid (1) shall be developed in coordination with DHS's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and other appropriate agencies and may be informed by existing products developed by such office and agencies; and (2) shall include an overview of symbols, flags, or other references utilized by adherents of foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations. The office shall share the threat assessment and reference aid with (1) state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials; and (2) owners and operators of online platforms to assist in identifying content that may be associated with a foreign violent white supremacist extremist organization that may violate the terms of service of such platforms, upon request from such platforms. Such office shall ensure that the threat assessment and reference aid does not contain the name or other identifiable information of any individual or organization engaged in lawful political or public discourse in the United States protected under the Constitution.

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Official text

Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5736, Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act (2020-06-24)

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Steve Cohen (D-TN)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5736.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5736 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116