H.R. 7028: National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020
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H.R. 7028: National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-05-27 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-05-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020
Plain summary
National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020 This bill establishes within the legislative branch the National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy to review U.S. counterterrorism objectives, priorities, capabilities, policies, programs, and activities, and assess how to adapt and prioritize them. The commission shall study, among other things the evolution of threats to the United States from September 11, 2001, from international and domestic terrorism, major lessons learned from U.S. counterterrorism activities since that date, potential new or emerging challenges of conducting counterterrorism operations in contested environments, and recommendations on how best to adapt U.S. counterterrorism activities to address existing and emerging terrorism risks.
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National Commission on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 3 cosponsors
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Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7028.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr7028 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116